I told myself when I was broke and homeless that my biggest goal was just to have a house. That goal was achieved. I'm just really, really lucky.

I was emancipated at 15. I went to school and had a full-time job and apartment, and ever since, I've been on my own, parenting myself.

I was that kid who was always practicing crying or falling asleep or being angry or being excited. I was that weirdo in my room making faces.

Obviously, I love acting.

I grew up in an agricultural family, and I never distanced myself from where the food comes from. I think it's quite natural.

I was born in Faridabad but brought up in Delhi and Mumbai. My father had been living hand-to-mouth and literally slept on railway platforms when he came to Mumbai for the first time to become a film singer. My parents were both singers; they sang together and fell in love due to their singing.

I don't think anyone in my family was funny.

I have always had someone in my life that I consider my reading mentor because I come from a family where reading was not emphasized or even approved of.