Quotes from Bhumi Pednekar

I would love to play an urban working girl.

Having born and brought up in Mumbai, I am as urban as urban can be, but my parents ensured that my sister and I understand social responsibility as well.

The kind of films I do, people assume that I am not a fashionable person, but I am an urban girl, and I have always been fashionable.

I want to always break stereotypes. It is fulfilling as an actor to be able to do that, especially when you see people and the audience loving it.

Just because I am an opinionated and strong girl doesn't mean that I don't believe in vanity.

I am an opinionated feminist. I can never say or do anything against women.

Priyanka Chopra - I have actually adored her since I was 10, maybe, when she became Miss India. She's just super strong, and I crush on all strong women!

I think, as an outsider, you are ready to deal with whatever comes your way.

I've always been an overweight girl, and I've never had an issue with that. I'm very comfortable with my body.

If you mingle with real people, only then your craft can improve. I spend most of my time outside the vanity van, speaking to people. You never know what you can pick from a person.

I told my mother I wanted to be an actress, and the next thing I know is that I'm studying in a very expensive film school.

I come from a family where I have been empowered.

Earlier, actors had a lot of power in their hands. And now, it has gone in the hands of the directors and writers, and that is how it should be. They are the visionaries, and we are the doers.

I think an actor without life experiences is empty.

Alankrita is such a crazy filmmaker, and I loved 'Lipstick Under My Burkha.'