Pooja Bhatt

“I could not be arm candy to a hero.”

“'Jism 3' has to be bolder and hotter in every way! Even the star cast is more diverse.”

“If there is anybody who can give you a combination of quality and reasonable budget, innovative content and casting, it is me!”

“We have German Shepherds, gifted by a friend, and the rest are street dogs we have adopted.”

“The constant craze of size zero and crash diets is not very good.”

“As I grow older, I realise that just because I'm so obsessed with the truth, it doesn't mean that everyone else in my life is equally comfortable with it.”

“I don't leave things like recovery to chance! I have learned from the best, after all - my father and uncle!”

“Respect is very important in a workplace for every woman, man, and child. We have to make our industry safe for women, men, and children. Everyone should be given equal respect.”

“My father believes that we create stars, and then others cast those stars.”

“I only believe in making movies with integrity.”

“If someone offers a film, I'm willing to do it if it's something I have not done before or pushes my boundary.”

“I did 'Daddy' when I was 17 years old. My father, Mahesh Bhatt, directed the movie, and he cast me.”

“What supermarkets did to small neighbourhood shops is what digital platforms will do to cinema.”

“You won't see me compromising just because it is convenient for me to do so.”

“I want to bust the stigma attached to alcoholism in our country. Women particularly are discouraged from seeking help because it's a matter of shame for the family. We don't share our pain or frailties; we cover our weaknesses, and it becomes a cancer.”

“A sensitive person is seldom happy with the world the way it is. And since you cannot change it, you think, 'Might as well numb the anguish.' If you're using something to escape reality, then it's something you need to address.”

“There is no denying the fact that we live in a patriarchal society, and Bollywood is a patriarchal industry for sure. And it is not too fond of women with opinions.”

“My dear friend Randeep Hooda says I am more a unionist than an actor. I reminded him I was a star and not just an actor.”

“I quit drinking because I thought somewhere I had fallen in that trap of addiction, and the only way to get out of it was to acknowledge it to myself.”

“I am addicted to watching cookery shows.”