I think I always had an unconventional career because I didn't fit the mould of the conventional heroine.
I never nursed the ambition of being launched like a conventional heroine - instead, I picked up films which I liked and here I am.
I would have loved to do a film like 'Piku' or 'Neerja.' But I never got a role where a woman played an authoritative role. In my time, the hero and the villain were both men. The heroine was only the victim.
For a woman who didn't want to be an actress, who is too tall, lanky, shy, and who didn't fit into a Hindi conventional heroine, I am overwhelmed that my audiences have accepted me in India and the world.
'Heroine' is about a declining and imbalanced superstar - a very brave and bold role. I wanted to test whether I could carry a role like this. I have given 200 per cent to this role. She's a very complex character, very aggressive, manipulative and bold, yet she's very fragile.
I made my debut as a heroine and played a gorgeous role in 'Kushi.'
I don't subscribe to the idea of a first and second heroine. I go by if a role is strong.
I think 'Heroine' was Kareena Kapoor's best ever role of her career.
Every heroine aspires to do a role like that of Soundarya in 'Apthamithra' when they work with me.
In a typical Hindi film, there's the role of the hero, the heroine, and the other important character is the villain.
If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another, from whom can she expect protection and regard?
On OTT, it's not about her or heroine, every single character is powerful and a hero, heroine in their own space.
I never stopped being a heroine. I began acting when I was four and bagged my first film as a heroine at the age of 15.
I love that Moana is a heroine, and I hope people take that away, and that you most certainly can be the heroine, or hero, of your own story.
Generally a heroine appears in a couple of songs in skimpy costumes and disappears. I am fortunate to do such a lengthy role in 'Dhanam.'
The challenge with a candidate like Donald Trump is he's not a conventional candidate, and he doesn't run a conventional campaign, and he doesn't answer questions in a conventional way.