Amrita Rao

“Constant romance with my laptop through the day is a must for me, whether I am using it to send emails or just google something, which I do quite often, as I love to keep myself well-informed with my Blackberry.”

“I can only sign on the dotted line after reading the script.”

“In cinema, you have a captive audience, but to grab the attention of a housewife, who is in the middle of her household work and to keep them gripped to you, is a huge challenge.”

“I personally have a silver idol of Lord Ganesh that I reuse every year. Don't measure your devotion with the size of the idol.”

“Well, I'd love to find my Mr. Right, but I don't believe in looking for him. That's the beauty of love, isn't it?”

“I don't believe in the popular dialogue, 'I will kiss if the script demands it' or something like that.”

“I like watching Bengali film DVDs with sub-titles.”

“Directors typecasting actors is passe.”

“It feels great to be on the same pedestal as Madhuri Dixit.”

“I had trained in Hindustani classical singing and my mother thought I could become a playback singer, but I always wanted to become an actor.”

“It would not be fair to choose one between them, as I am equally addicted to both the iPad and the Blackberry. In fact, there are times when I am simply hooked to both.”

“I don't believe in any crore club.”

“Not many directors have the courage to make movies that are against conventional, commercial norms.”

“I believe that we all have ambitions and we all want to achieve something. But the larger things in life that happen to us are already pre-meditated, pre-destined. So we should just romance life.”

“While pursuing my Bachelors with Psychology in Sophia College, I auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. And to my surprise I was selected amongst the top contestant, which paved a way for me to take this profession sincerely.”

“Most of my roles have had streaks of a real girl from the real world.”

“I wish I could play an actress of the '50s. It will be the happiest thing for me to do.”

“For me fitness is not about fighting fat or aiming thinness, it is about having the stamina and physical energy to keep up with my professional demands and day to day requirements of life.”

“I am happy that a script like 'Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai' is character-driven and has a lot of freshness to it.”

“The audience loves me, and that's what matters.”