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People think that there is no discipline and structure in the Punjabi film industry.

When I accepted a Punjabi film over my telly career, everybody warned me against it. And, now everyone speaks so high about the Punjabi film industry.

Like all other branches of the Indian film industry, even in Pollywood now it's no more about the actor; it's about the story.

I first felt like a star when I was appreciated for my role in 'Phulwa' and also my first Punjabi film 'Angrej.'

Producers who are not just investing money but are creatively involved, add a lot more to the film.

The Hindi film that connects with my life story the most is the movie 'Hero' - two brothers being lost and sort of coming back.

I like dramas because there's a big overlap between film and fiction, so I feel relatively qualified to talk about plot and characterisation and that sort of thing.

I love film and, particularly, shorts. You don't get to see them often, and they're a great little form, like a short story.

There is this film called 'La Femme Nikita.' I want to play something like that. This woman with a gun in her hand but with tears in her eyes. I would love to play that kind of vulnerability on screen.

I've always wanted to do an Indian film, but I didn't want to come to India and pretend that I could play an average Bombay girl.

I wanted to move between film and theater - I never felt like I fit into TV. And I'm very anti-TV, like, 'I'm never going to do TV,' but also, TV didn't want me either, so it was kind of perfect. And then, of course, cable happened, and suddenly it was like, 'Oh, I could do that kind of stuff.'

I love theatre because of the audience. It feels risky. But I love film because it travels to the whole world. To an audience I don't see.

A few years ago, I got cast as a white boy in an off-Broadway play. So not only was it colour-blind, it was gender-blind as well. That would never happen in film.

I got so much out of 'The To-Do List.' This is a joke that I say about myself sometimes, in terms of my film career: I feel like I'm always playing the kid in serious adult movies. So, for me, it was so wonderful to suddenly be working with other people my age who were doing this on film.

I just filmed a movie with my boyfriend, an indie film called 'Conception.' And it's kind of like an R-rated version of 'Valentine's Day.' So it's like all about eight couples, and me and my boyfriend play one of them together. And that was a lot of fun.

I always wanted to do some sort of action film - even a superhero movie - and when 'Lucy' came out, I was like, 'That's what I want to do.'

I've learnt that there's acting for film, acting for theatre, and acting for an audition.

The thing I really love about film is there's a really big sense of teamwork, and everyone has to do their job to the best of their ability to make the film work in the first place.

It's a better time for actresses on TV than on film.

I have a film out called 'Nobel.' Film is something I would love to explore more, even though I love being on the stage.

I'm not the most confident dancer, to be honest. Dancing on film was very difficult for me because you can see it after it's been done.