Pooja Batra

“Nawab and I exchanged vows in Delhi, with only our families in attendance.”

“If a model is able to convey emotions in a 30 second commercial to make you buy soap bars, three hours is enough of time to sell a whole shop of that soap.”

“I only treat my co-stars as professionals.”

“If I think the role is worth it and the director is someone I hold in high regard, I have no hassles. Why let ego come in the way of work?”

“In India, I didn't have to struggle a lot since I was already a Miss India pageant winner. I could smoothly transition into films. In the U.S., I was stressed about earning money and getting good projects.”

“I was typecast when I was in India - it was always foreign returned, it was always the modern version.”

“Since I am tall, I used to get comments like stick to modelling, don't get into acting, who will be the hero opposite you?”

“How many actresses get to say that they played an astronaut? Those roles don't come easy.”

“Tabu is my favourite actress. In fact, I used to imitate Tabu's actions in my scenes.”

“India has a storehouse of talent and we just need to tap the best and show it to the world.”

“Everybody goes through phases.”

“I don't believe in distinguishing between single-heroine films or those that have more than one female protagonist.”

“If you continuously do the same thing then it's very redundant.”

“I can proudly claim to be a Priyadarshan protege.”

“I can make friends very easily.”

“It is a very proud moment for me to play a lead in my first Hollywood film. The role was originally written for an African-American actress but when the makers saw my audition, they changed the script and took me on board.”