'Everyone should understand that Laapataa Ladies is not the only best film in India.' 'It is one of the best films out of these 29 entries.'

'I had got some offers from the South and most of them were negative roles.' 'I used to think that whatever I would play, the character would stay inside me and corrupt my value system.' 'So I was very scared of getting out of character, especially negative roles.'

'Once in a while, I flirt with the idea of direction.' 'If I direct, it will be a human story that touches me.' 'I'm nervous of forcing myself into making a socially relevant film.'

'We think life will also have a happy ending, but for some people, it is not a happy ending... especially the victims and their family of any crime.'

'Outside the house, he was this iconic deified figure.' 'Inside, he was a sorted-out, genial householder, always ready to lend a patient ear to our problems.'

The sequel to J P Dutta's Border has its fair share of controversy surrounding it.

'Mohanlal and Akshay are two actors who trust me implicitly.'

'I want to make it on my own. But could you tell me where to start?'

'He told me he was very happy to see the realistic portrayal of the cockpit too.' 'His wife told me that I carried the same kind of personality as her husband in my performance.'

'One person says let us move ahead, the other doesn't want to.'

'Women, come out and speak.'

'God can you get work, but once you get it, you have to do it with honesty and put your 100 percent into it.'

'There's really the kindest soul hidden inside this genius businessman.'

'If people think that films that are happy or light, or comedy or romance are not substantial, that's not true.' 'I was really happy when this award was given for Thiruchitrambalam because it highlights that.'

'My doctors have told me that I will not be on my feet for at least a month.'

'I have had my share of unpleasant situations being a woman, like so many other actors have gone through.' 'I took it in my stride because I knew it happens.' 'What saved me was what my mother used to say: Education.'

'It's a struggle for everybody, even established people are struggling.'

'If you are old enough to rape, you are old enough to be punished.'

'What a beautiful journey this film has had!'

'I want to do some things, like take my mum on the Orient Express to Venice.'