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'The honest truth is, after Tiger Zinda Hai released, the next time I was in contact with Salman again was on the sets of Bharat.'

'Bharat is a Salman Khan film, where the main course is Salman Khan.''I am the aachar or papad in it.''It's on the table, so if you are fond of papad, then please have it with the main course.'

"From a very early age, I imagined myself playing powerful characters," she says, and she proves it with her filmography.

'I lived in a chawl for 33 years, aur potty ke liye line lagaya, holding a dabba in my hand (I would queue up to go to the loo, with a bucket in my hand). Even after I became a hero, I had to stand in line. It has become so ingrained in my bones that it cannot come out easily.'

'I have changed and matured.''There is still a certain kind of detachment but I have far more appreciation and gratitude.'

'Girish Karnad has left behind a lot of wonderful plays. We must continue to do his work. That's the way to keep his memory alive,' says Lillete

'I can do slice-of-life kind of films anytime; But playing a cop is different. It's difficult to maintain that intensity on screen. That's where the real acting comes in place.'

'I have a goal that one day, before audiences walk into a theatre, they will think that it's a Taapsee Pannu film and so, it will be worth their time and money.'

'Mumbai is very different from the rest of India. It can be ruthless if you don't have work or friends. The struggle time and times of disappointment are horrific and can break you.'

'People may frown upon things like role play or the fact that the father is talking to his daughter about sex. But slowly, shows like this will shift the conversation to our homes.'

'It broke my heart when Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein did not work at the box office but little did I know that one day, it would become a cult film.'

'Katrina gives a lot of inputs, like the colours that suit her skin tone.'

'You must always feel the need to do something different, something new.''I don't think I should be content.'

'When Punjabis go for a movie, especially if they are abroad, they go with grandparents and parents. It is an event for them.''We always have to make family entertainers so that people feel comfortable watching with their families.'

'Itna passionately issine mujhse pyaar nahi kiya.'

'I am happy to get good work; it's all because of His blessings.''There are so many better actors than us, but they are not getting any chance.'

'When I met him, I was a behaving like a 16 year old!''He is incredible, very casual and chilled out.''He told me he would watch Gully Boy and then he said a dialogue from Gully Boy, 'Bahut hard!'.'

'There's another side, where men have become victims of some women's evil plans.'

'The very fact that a girl from Haryana is now living life on her own terms... that's the biggest achievement in my life.'

'If I had become father at a younger age, I would probably have been casual about it.'

'I have started getting a lot of messages from people, directors, photographers...and I realised the importance of being visible.'

'I would like to play dark characters, like Khilji in Padmaavat.''But I have a problem, as the rapper inside me is a badass and I go deep into the character.''So even after the film ends, that character remains inside me for some time, which is really bad, because I start behaving like that.'

'It's not easy being an actor for anyone.''Every actor, even the most successful ones, are waking up with the same insecurity.' 'If you're on top, you're worried about coming down.''If you're fit, you're worried about your stomach coming out.'

'As a society, why are we not talking about the one thing because of which we are born today?'

'I'd rather do a great role in any language than do mediocre stuff in Hindi.'

'Comedy comes naturally to me.'

'So many things opened up for me after I did the show.'

'My main concern was that a proper Sardar would not fit in the acting world, but things are changed now.'

'If you listen to the title track of Judgementall Hai Kya, you will find some crazy things happening in it -- from crazy laughter to as if someone is inside your mind.'

'It was fun trying to regulate ourselves and keep it in the family zone and yet, be tongue-in-cheek.'

'For the past year, people have been asking me about my wife, Sonali, who suffered from cancer. It was a tough year but I have seen worse in my life.'

'In our textbooks, we never had chapters where a woman does something. We had one Rani Laxmibai chapter, the rest only the men did. We have been trained like that but, now, things have to change.'

'I always feel that if I have not done anything in the past year, people will probably forget me.'

'If I look in a certain way, have an innocent face, I will only get offers for the girl-next-door roles. As an actor and creative person, you want to explore and experiment more but you don't get the opportunity. That gets frustrating at times.'

'I work a lot because I am greedy for good scripts. I have worked really hard to reach this level, where I can say yes to a good script and it will happen.'

Mrunal Thakur is just three films old in Bollywood and each one has been radically different from the other.

Vidya Balan's candid confession.

'People will be entertained by the Singhams and the Simmbas but they will still not respect cops. Batla House is an opportunity for us to show the true side of policemen and their sacrifices.'

Nithya Menen's fiery interview.