Bhumika Chawla

“I paint and draw my heart and mind on paper. It makes me happy.”

“I remember shooting for a scene that required me to deliver a dialogue in a temple, but I kept forgetting the lines. Everybody was getting stressed as it was getting dark, and we had to complete the scene. Satishji tried to help me by giving me cues and prompting me.”

“I want characters that give me scope to perform and make some impact.”

“I hope to inspire at least a few women to follow their dreams no matter what age they are.”

“Whenever I look back, I can't thank the Almighty enough for the wonderful opportunities that came my way.”

“I work out for one hour four days a week. Mostly, it includes 25 minutes on the treadmill, 20 minutes of stretching and yoga, and some weight training. If I cannot work out for some reason, I just put on music and dance.”

“In a short span of time, I worked with Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. I was blessed.”

“Tere Naam' was my debut Bollywood film and I had a very good experience. I remember we were shooting at the Birla temple, the daylight was fading out and I was taking a little extra time to do the shot. Salman was very supportive and he told everyone to let me do it the way I want to and to not put any pressure on me.”

“We can survive without having to be consumer-based all the time.”

“Sometimes your films don't do well, despite having a big star cast, renowned directors and producers.”

“I am not going to sit down and not want to grow - not just in terms of work, but also as a person.”

“I am glad that many, especially actors, have started opening up about their mental health issues.”

“I would love to do a Hollywood film.”

“I took on 'Tere Naam' because I wanted my Bollywood debut to be different from the run of the mill Hindi films.”

“Even if I understand business I choose to not involve myself in it.”

“I think the more you practice any craft that you take up in life, the better you get at it.”

“Sai Pallavi is a livewire.”

“Unless you're seen on-screen, people assume that you're married, you have a child, so you're not interested. So, social media and PR comes handy at that time.”

“In 'Anasuya,' I play a journalist. When in school I wanted to be one. So this character is very close to my heart and essaying it came naturally to me.”

“The media and Bollywood can't live without each other, and, of course, with the rising number of channels and publications, they have to write something controversial to sell.”