I don't want to be a stereotype; I want a character that's aspirational..

I always advocate to young women that if we don't do this for ourselves, no one else is going to. We have to have a voice..

Whatever it is, you have to show up for the job, and power through..

I used to get upset with the word Bollywood, and what it means in the West. The stereotype of us being dancing, singing, puppet showgirls. Indians ar….

There have been so many nations around the world that have had female leaders, including India..

After reaching season two on TV series, having done a film, and receiving acknowledgment in America, I feel like now whatever I do will be on me. My ….

When somebody else calls you exotic, exotic is a box - it's the stereotype of snake charmers and face jewelry. You're just that stereotype. But I don….

It's so stupid, so archaic to say that men are so stupid they'd give anything for sex, and women are...that that's the only resort we have..

I have photo shoots or commercials that I do, or things in India. It's usually a seven-day week for me. So physically it does get exhausting..

We're afraid of letting people see the glory of who we are..

I don't like guys who are conventional. I'm an achiever; he has to be an achiever. I admire drive, I admire ambition. I like a guy who keeps my on my….

We spend too much time as people thinking about what we don't have instead of actually making a change, and we just need to make that change now beca….

I live with romance in my brain. I'm a true-blue Cancerian like that..

I never had any awkward situations with Shah Rukh..

The world, the way we look at women and sexuality, is what needs to change - not our behavior, not who we are, not what we say. It's the intentions t….

Strength of character is already written. What we bring, as an actor, is an almost 3D-ness to it..

I was rejected many times. I cried. I was told that female actors are replaceable in films because they just stand behind a guy anyway. I'm still use….

I don't think a lot of people in America understand what Indians are. And that's our fault, a little. We tend to forget our roots a bit. As kids we t….

The great thing about cinema is that it's a great binder. It brings people from across the world together, often erasing the lines between geographie….

Every movie that I do, I always try and better myself in the next one and try and find a part which is more challenging. It's a little vulnerable to ….

Women are often told to have to be a certain way, to speak a certain way. The "norm" has been defined for many, many years, so it is very scary, espe….