Anushka Sharma

I feel there is a great sense of achievement coming from a non-filmy background. But when you are going through a low phase, you don't have anybody to advice you because your parents possibly can't advice you on that. ”

I know what soldiers or their families go through. ”

It is so common in middle-class families to consider modelling and acting not serious. ”

I always wanted to be a model, never an actress. I would see children in ads and stuff and wanted to be like them. ”

When I meet someone from the army background, there is an instant connection. We live in the best five-star hotels of the world, but outside my home I will be equally comfortable in any army cantonment or army guest house. Telling my friends that my father was in the army was like telling them that he is the second-richest man in the world. ”

I have got good films, and I am thankful to Aditya Chopra. He put a lot of faith in me. ”

I do not choose characters because I think, 'Wow, that woman is so strong.' I chose these characters with utmost conviction because I think they were realistic enough to exist, and I really liked the scripts. ”

One actress can't challenge or change anything. ”

That is the beauty of working with Karan Johar: you are going to look your best. ”

When you are not part of an industry, your knowledge of that field is based on what you read and hear and on the stereotypes that are attached to it. ”