You have to be very strong and headstrong to make your place. You have to know how to say no. Patience is very important.

I was born in Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh, as my parents are both pandits from there. But I was brought up in Chandigarh.

I'm the only one responsible for the choices I make and the opportunities I get. When you read the script, you don't know how it's going to shape up. You just know what you've been narrated.

You need a director, a script, and a role to justify a risk.

I try and groom myself, be it through fitness or dance.

I intend not to do an item song ever. I find the term 'item songs' bizarre. I do not want to comment on its presence and its popularity, but I would rather avoid it.