Payal Rohatgi

“I don't go out of the way to create controversies, I know some actresses pay their publicist money to create a controversy, but I don't know why this happens to me.”

“Slumdog Millionaire has been a great achievement. It has opened the doors of Hollywood for Indian cinema.”

“I am a proud Hindu, but that doesn't I mean I disrespect others' religion.”

“I was whisked away by the Rajasthan police from Ahmedabad as soon as they realised I had applied for bail. They first put me in a filthy cell in the police station, then took me to jail where I was locked up with five hardcore criminals. It was a nightmare. We had to sleep on the cold floor. That's where one sleeps in jail.”

“I didn't want to get typecast doing an item number in 'Corporate,' so I didn't do it then.”

“In normal life, we are all sweet and not vamp. So, to play a villain a lot of focus is required.”

“I've unfailing ambition.”

“My role in 'Humsafars' is very interesting and unlike any role I have done in the past. Anam is a strong character with a few shades of grey.”

“It's wrong to say in India that a certain community is targeted while Hindus are allowed to flourish. This is wrong. Every community is allowed to flourish.”

“My intention has never to commit something wrong and I have always believed in abiding the law.”

“I am a girl, not a piece of meat.”

“If the audience gets to see anything in abundance, they lose interest.”

“I am a learner and always learning. I want to push myself to the farthest limits.”

“I have always loved coming to Indore, especially because of the hospitality of the people of M.P. They are so warm and welcoming that they instantly make you feel at home.”

“'Laila' is very interesting and like Ram Gopal Varma's 'Darna Mana Hai,' it is episodic in nature.”

“Look, let's be honest. No one is interested in seeing me act. My bare arms, legs, front and back grab more attention than how I perform on screen.”

“If today I have been able to sell myself, it's because I agreed to shed my clothes and my inhibitions. And the more clothes I take off, the greater the number of people who come to see my films.”

“Just because I'm quiet that doesn't mean I'm fake and artificial.”

“I might be an actor professionally, but as a person I should know what our rituals, religion or our history is. Kumbh Mela really helps you in this.”

“I will never want to be linked with a man who can't stand for his woman.”