How did you get this dream body?
It took me 18 days to get into shape. My trainer Yasmin worked out a programme with a set target to look the way I am in this photograph. If you need to lose weight or get into shape, your mind and body must be co-ordinated. You have to be in a happy state while exercising. All I said to myself before getting into this short ghagra-choli is, ‘I must look right for it.’ The dance rehearsals were also one form of exercise. I am a fairly healthy eater. I don’t eat pizzas and pakodas. I prefer Chinese and Japanese cuisine. A lot of it is fish based.
How is experience of doing a film with Farah Khan for the first time?
Shooting for 'Tees Maar Khan' went off amazingly. That was one of the funniest times I had. My only comment on working with Farah Khan is that she should be doing more films.
Are you competing for the No. 1 slot with Kareena Kapoor & Priyanka Chopra?
I don’t think so. If one of us can’t accept a role, which the other one does because of simple things like date issues, the press makes a hullabaloo. That is part of the movie business. However, this doesn’t make us arch rivals. Since there is just certain number of actresses who are marketable, certain projects keep doing the rounds. What is wrong in that? The role in Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby was offered to Sandra Bullock before it went to Hillary Swank. I don’t see anyone in Hollywood creating a drama or hysteria about it. Here in Bollywood, people try to make it seem like we are kids in the playground.
Does your contract say you will not wear a bikini?
There is no need to put these things in a contract. Obviously I discuss what I will wear and will not with my filmmakers.
Many feel your character in "Raajneeti" is based on Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
For me Sonia Gandhi-ji is one of the most inspiring women in India. And personally, she is an inspiration. But this film and my character in the film do not resemble her or is not based on her life at all. I think it's really important to clarify.
Do you see "Raajneeti" as a special film in your career?
A lot of people have given tremendous feedback... hopefully audiences will like it and it would be a new step for me in my career.
So how do you choose the projects you do?
I have got a good feeling about the projects I have accepted this year. Tees Maar Khan, Zoya Akhtar’s Running with the Bulls, Tarun Mansukhani’s Dostana-2, Anurag Basu’s film with Ranbir Kapoor and Prakash Jha’s Raajneeti are all films that I think are right for me. I go by my gut feel.
Finally when are you planning to tie knot?
I think in two years I will get married. But still two years is a long time. I think I still have some time. Lets see. You know as the saying goes, 'Man proposes, God disposes' - so every time we make a plan God comes and changes it. Let's see.
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