Tabu

Films like 'Shaan,' 'Sholay,' 'Muqaddar Ka Sikander' and so many others... they've been a part of my growing up years.

I don't disown feminism, but I don't believe in such labels.

I am glad that people have become more accepting of female characters.

Most stabilizing part of my career is that I have done all genres. I hate classification.

I didn't have a set of rules, dos, and don'ts or a reference point on how I would navigate my career. I never planned to be in a certain place in the industry. I was walking my path and doing things my way.

The film industry is actually a tough place to survive.

Personally, as an artiste, I never do any discrimination. If I am offered a 'Golmaal 4,' I'll run and do it.

I try not to get typecast in any role, any image. I feel I can do justice to every kind of role, so why not make the best of it? See, commercial films alone can get you only so far. If you want to last as an actress, then you have to put in that extra bit of investment by doing off-beat films, too.

I can't do back-to-back films.

The first film I worked in was Dev Anand's 'Hum Naujawan.'Then I went back to school and college.

There is always something that you will take away from each project. There definitely has to be something that you have said yes to in the first place. In some projects, it's the freedom to express yourself more; in some, it's a bigger sense of camaraderie, and somewhere, it's the money that is great.

I don't find a reason to be on Twitter or Facebook. This is my temperament, and I can't put myself out 24/7 out there. However, I am not judgmental about others being there.