Soha Ali Khan

I hate confrontations.

I used to always look forward to my school summer holidays where Saba and I would go and meet bhai. It was exciting spending those two months with him. I always thought he was cool, with his long hair. We would watch him play cricket at his boarding school. He would take us out for dinner with his friends. Exciting times for a kid!

You grow as a person with every new experience.

I have always loved acting.

It may sound funny to others, but there is a sense of freedom when I am able to live on my own, and as per my own set standards.

A non-fussy home delivery of chicken biryani at 3 A.M., absolutely makes my day.

I can not cook and come back at late hours after work.

I've always felt when you are committed in a relationship, you have to work through the difficult times.

My mother is a very liberal wife and mother, so there was no peer pressure to marry.

There is no perfect relationship. You have to work around the dissatisfaction.

I love my family for who they are.

It was very important for me to work in an office environment because I wanted the knowledge and experience of working in a team. That would help me as a human being. But I have always wanted to do films. It was instinctive.

I have always felt the only reason to get married is to have children.

I've watched all my brother's films. But initially, I was sort of away from the whole Bollywood thing. But I've always supported bhai in whatever he did.

I don't like to discuss my personal life in public.

When we decide to bring a child to this world, as a parent, it becomes a responsibility to build a good healthy body by inculcating some of the good habits in the child.

It's all about good scripts and roles that count. The language barrier does not make any difference for me.

I studied in London, so I was high street fashion conscious. For me it was more about fitting in rather than standing out.

If you see my filmography, I have mostly done non-glamorous roles.

My brother advises me on what kind of films to do, which directors to work with and which scripts have potential.

I'm very lucky that I have my mother - who was such a great actress - and my brother as family. Of course, I take benefit of that fact. I read scripts with them. We have discussions and I take in their inputs and advice about how to play a role.

My mother has been in films for 50 years. She is very insightful. She has been invaluable to me in choosing films and other routine things.

I have my Masters degree in international relations, banking job experience with Citibank, and I have also worked in developmental organisations.

I think we all take the vada pav for granted, like we take the special people in our lives.

We are a multicultural family. My mother is Hindu, my father Muslim. We celebrate every festival, be it Diwali or Eid.

Never put your savings in risky investments. Only disposable income should find its way there.

The idea is to resist being typecast. I like doing different things.

The beauty of Sudhir's protagonists is that they are not shown as black and white. There are various layers to the characters.

It requires a huge amount of intelligence to be an actor.

We do have very intelligent actresses in our country. They're all very capable, smart and are managing their professions very well.

It's a misnomer to say that actresses are not smart; they're deeply in touch with their emotions.

I think the female actors are far more intelligent than the male actors.

My association with Cocoon Fertility is beyond just offering hope through assisted fertility. I am asking women to come forward and take charge of their reproductive privilege.

The only reason we decided to formalize it was because Kunal's parents and my mother were very keen on it and it never made a difference to me whether I am married or not and so I said, let's dress up and do it and have a nice day!

If ever I wanted to marry, it would have been only Kunal and I said it is irrelevant because I always felt I am married to him.

Of course when you lose your parent, it's like one chapter in your book of life ends. It's difficult but it's a part of life and you have to accept it.

To be honest, I was never against marrying Kunal.

I think it is crucial to diversify one's portfolio.

Financial security is important to me.

I don't think you should put all your money in one place. It must be invested in different investments.

I hope 'Tum Mile' works in the same way as 'Jannat' or else I will be blamed if it does not do well.

There are parental concerns when one's daughter joins films.

I wanted corporate experience before I joined films.

I don't know why I chose to make my debut with 'Dil Maange More.' The film had three leading ladies - Tulip Joshi, Ayesha Takia and me - opposite Shahid Kapoor. I was fresh to Bollywood at that time because I had just come back from England and had no clue about hero-heroine dynamics in India.

I have always kept in mind that I come from a family that is recognizable in public. I have to act responsibly all the times.

I know I will always have something to do in life.

Both me and my parents wanted me to lead a normal life, work in a normal '10 to 5' job and put my education to good use.

I am very stubborn.

I am bound to get carried away by anyone who approaches me with a good script.

My favourite food actually is chocolate cake. I need to have a slice of chocolate cake every single day, without fail.