"Women are not exempt from patriarchy, they are also products of it. So, they also come in with that system of 'am I r…"

"I think the most important thing, when you are directing is perspective on the story. What is your take? What are you…"

"From Mira Nair. Who told me to, stay true to the story. Told me not to lose my femininity, because I am directing. So…"

"If someone who matters to you takes you down, it can break you. That someone whose approval mattered to me started to…"

"I am a person with a lot of faith and I have conversations [with God] all the time but I am not so religious in the c…"

"There was a complete lack of conviction on my part. Just playing myself doesn't excite me, which is why I thought I c…"

"I did not set out to break stereotypes."

"My work is an extension of the person I am and of my beliefs."

"I follow my instincts. Sometimes it works commercially and sometimes it doesn’t, but I don’t regret a single film."

"I choose characters for the irresistible power they exude."