We had nothing in hand and my father used to live on the street. The profession of acting happened to him when B.R. Chopra picked him up for a film, and my father acted just to earn money for survival.

For me it is important to mould myself as the director wants. That's my challenge as an actor.

In India, there's so much strife, pain and trouble that song, dance and going to the movies is respite.

I spend my free time at home with my kids.

In my family I was never known as the fighter, like I became all of a sudden.

Children from a given family background, when put in schools of different social compositions, will achieve at quite different levels.

I try and work out as much as I can because when you exercise, it releases endorphins and makes you feel really good. I also make sure I schedule time with my friends, family, and loved ones because I realize that, as well as your physical well-being, you have to look out for your mental well-being, too.

I'm not saying that every night of the week, my husband, ex-husband, our children and I all sit around together like one big happy family. But we do see each other frequently, and everyone loves each other, and we are all friends.