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I would love to be a part of a project like 'Ocean's 8,' if such a film is ever made in India.

The Hegelian dynamic plays out daily on and off the film sets - women are not lesser beings, but because they are assumed to be, they are subjected to inferior conditions. And this inferiority projects itself through the feeling of weakness and subjugation.

In a crazy, high-pressure environment like a film set, eventually a peculiar kind of empathy develops for your co-workers.

It has been a fairy tale for an outsider, bouncing from one film set to another, choosing my films as assertively as those films chose me. And through this journey I have not once faced the dreaded syndrome of the 'casting couch.'

It wasn't because of Striker's bad performance that I didn't sign any film in Bollywood. There wasn't much to do in Bollywood, and the offers weren't great too.

The best phase for an actor is when he or she gets to choose what they want to play. Sometimes you do a film because the unit is good, the company is fantastic, and the intention is well placed.

'Stree' is an entertaining film, but it has strong commentary about women.

It feels amazing to know that the whole country thought my role in 'Newton' was one of my best, and to win the Special Mention Award at the highest film award in India is just exhilarating.

I never thought that a time would come that someone will write a story keeping me in mind, or a producer will invest crores of rupees on a film that I will carry on my shoulders.

When you don't feel good about a film after taking it up, spending 10-15 days on the shoot sets becomes difficult.

I believe that the performance of my actors is of utmost importance to make a good film.

We compare everything with what is being done in the West. Even the film reviews are written like that. It is sad because we are trying to belittle ourselves.

The desire to hear a story, and a story well told, triumphs over Internet, film and television sometimes.

Small events and some songs and dance do not make a film. A film needs to have a proper structure and there has to be an output which would be relevant to people who watch it.

If offered a good role, I would like to work in a good Punjabi film. This land has produced great writers, poets and actors.

Bollywood is there; the film industry is thriving, and it's huge, and it's everywhere. Anytime I travel abroad and I say I'm an actor from India, they're like, 'Oh, Bollywood!' And I say, 'Umm, not yet!'

The writer and the director are ultimately responsible for what is portrayed and glorified in a film. Then comes the producer.

For me, talking about the casting couch in the Malayalam film industry was like calling the sky blue. There is nothing new about calling a spade a spade. My intention was not to create an effect; I just wanted to pluck a few weeds in the system and throw them out.

When I look back, there isn't a single film that I would disown becaus,e with every film, I've learnt a lot.

It's strange to recall that America animated none of my youthful daydreams. I did not see a Hollywood film until my late teens.

TV and film are always slipping in political messages, not ones designed to bring us together but to divide us.