Shah Rukh Khan started his career with television, and now he is a superstar. You can't generalise and say that TV actors can't make it to films.
I arrived thinking I had these amazing looks and body and that I would straight away land the lead in a Yash Chopra film. Those fancy ideas got quashed soon enough.
I don't want to be a part of any Bollywood movie.
I can never forget Sridevi's determination to make it big in Bollywood.
If you've made it big in Bollywood, such as Kareena Kapoor Khan and Katrina Kaif, and then you do an item song, it becomes a 'guest appearance.' That's how it works. Sadly, that's the attitude of our Hindi film industry.
There is no hit formula to make it big in Bollywood.
Hum Paanch' made Amrish Puri a star and he went on to play Mogambo in my 'Mr. India.'
I lived on an ashram in India at 12 and later I was a heroine in a Bollywood movie - I'm not telling you the name because I was terrible.
Actors who are talented try to take a jump and start their career from Bollywood. But when they don't get enough recognition, they come back to other options.
We women are glamorous, we work hard, and that's how we work in Bollywood.
I was so shy, I couldn't stand up in front of people and speak. Now I'm in the next big three Bollywood movies.
In Bollywood, if you work with a superstar, even if you are a newcomer, you become a superstar. That didn't happen with me.
After winning so many debut awards, I never thought I would win for 'Ishaqzaade.'
I have never thought about creating an image for myself in Bollywood. I am an actor and just want to experiment with roles. I am ready to do all type of roles.
I hadn't grown up thinking that I have to be this big actress in Bollywood.
I am not an established name in Bollywood and hence I can't call the shots. In Kolkata, I have proved myself and am in a position in the industry where directors and producers easily listen to me.
Vicky Kaushal is a shining example of what happens when you do good work consistently. Rajkummar Rao, Radhika Apte are other examples.
