Tabu

Coming from a middle-class family in Hyderabad, I was an introvert. I chose to be the way I am.

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I only do work that suits my temperament.

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As far as TV shows are concerned, I would love to do a travel show.

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Since I am originally from Hyderabad, I speak Telugu fluently.

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'Meenaxi' was a lesson in liberation. It taught me to be a free spirit and understand the pleasure of my work by…

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I've always gone with the flow.

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If I feel the role is not going to demand anything out of me, I don't do it. Either it has to…

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Most stabilizing part of my career is that I have done all genres. I hate classification.

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I am not closed to any new ideas. But films are my first love.

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I don't have any special approach for playing dark characters. That's because I never looked at them as dark characters per se.…

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I came from Hyderabad and didn't know the difference between commercial and parallel cinema.

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I can't do back-to-back films.

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For me, every character takes the same amount of immersion.

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I can't be objective about my work, because I am so involved that I can't see it as a product to be…

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Personally, as an artiste, I never do any discrimination. If I am offered a 'Golmaal 4,' I'll run and do it.

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I know people will only come to me with good roles.

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I am the last person who has any judgement about any kind of cinema, least of all commercial cinema because I am…

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I should be satisfied first as an actor with my work. I will not do something because everyone is doing it.

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How can I stop acting? I don't think there is a full stop. Maybe the only time I will stop will be…

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I've crossed many cultural and gender barriers as a woman.

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One never can plan. I just did my work and enjoyed shooting for all my films.

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I did 'Hawa' to understand what ghosts and the supernatural are all about. I don't believe in them and wondered how I…

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Whether the film is a Hindi film or in a South Indian language, I don't think it matters.

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I didn't have a set of rules, dos, and don'ts or a reference point on how I would navigate my career. I…

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People should be good, established people; the filmmaking and acting experience should be heartening. So I chose films where I would get…

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