"I avoid late-night parties, drinking and loud music, as I don't enjoy these gatherings. I maintain a certain amount of discipline in life. Moreover, I find these parties very monotonous and feel like an alien at these dos. Then there are time issues. But to tell the truth, I'd rather spend time with my family when I'm not working than attend parties."

"I feel filmmaking is a process, where you have to start on a clean slate with every new film, forgetting the past ones. I find happiness in all sorts of situations and try to keep away from controversies. We are all here to work and make a difference, isn’t it?"

"I don't get happiness out of others' defeats. I cherish and enjoy my own victory. I am not an athlete with a number on my back, nor am I a telephone number. And how many times do I need to prove myself."

"It requires worth fully to appreciate a man of worth."

"We shall carry on our campaign against this "Zulm" (cruelty)."

"There is only one person that can be "more than a father", it is your dear mother, whose love for her offspring is unbounded by heaven and earth."

"Time never returns once lost."

"All of you please avoid smoking, drinking habits as venomous things. By keeping away from them you will be happy and healthy."

"In the Jail, there is a Government supplied radio, and I hear music and news occasionally. My time, however, passes in my pastime; I live by myself, alone."

"I hope you must be enjoying to receive a letter from me. I may tell you that I enjoy to receive your letter ten times more. In prison life, a letter from dear ones is a great luxury."

"I have done nothing but my duty, and which I shall be doing so long as there is life in me."

"Everyone has to follow the road (to death)!"

"Do not forget also that lslamic society actually in existence is that in which the religious head is an ignorant Mullah, the spiritual head an immoral Pir, the political guide a power-intoxicated feudal landlord . ... their cry of 'Islam is in Danger' became a cloak for dark deeds and reactionary moves, complacency and tyranny. Such is the extent to which mockery can be made of Islam in these days of capitalist subterfuge and commercialized politics."

"I feel, but actually I feel very validated from that film. The reason being, that film actually got me into the minds of really young kids because a lot of really young kids watch Baahubali. They still think I’m the butterfly girl, and there are so many things about that film."

"In some films, you don’t just need to hog center stage. I mean, I’ve done a lot of ensemble work in my career. Strangely enough, my first big success was an ensemble again, Baahubali happened to be one. I’m very secure as an actor. I know my skill and the impact I have on screen. I’ll get five scenes. I will do it to such perfection that people will remember me."

"If Tom Cruise can do an action sequence in his 60's, I can do a song like "Kaavaalaa" even when I am 60 too."

"Being an actor is in your hand. But to be a star, you need people to love you.That happens to very few people and I feel really fortunate."

"As an actor, I understand what it takes to have an extremely long career and that requires a very different kind of skill set. It's not about just being relevant. It's about being memorable."

"Glamour in a woman is to be celebrated, and we women must celebrate ourselves. Then we can expect other people to celebrate us. But if we look at ourselves in a certain way then nobody can respect us."

"My mother always said democracy is the best revenge."

""Jab Barish Ata hai To Pani Aata hai, Jab Ziada Barish aata hai to Ziada pani aata hai"(in a news conference)"

""Kanpe tang rahi hain"(while addressing a public rally in Islamabad against Imran Khan)"