Quotes from Shibani Dandekar

I feel like I live out of a suitcase. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm a happy traveller.

The Cricket All Stars was lot of fun. To see all those legends sitting there together, talking cricket and respecting you for who you are, was an amazing feeling. My father was slightly jealous of me.

I wear chunky sneakers all the time. I cannot walk in heels.

It was on my first few trips to India that I finally felt as though I was going somewhere where I could be more 'Indian!' It was a rude awakening when I realized that people here were way more Indian than I was.

See, being a woman, I have to wear attractive dresses - not boring shirts, ties and trousers!

I am not a soap star. I want to create a niche for myself through other mediums.

We all raise awareness and talk about making India a safe place for women, but at some point in time, I just feel that it is not creating a big impact. There needs to be some solution.

Try to understand that mental health is something very personal and private.

My style mantra has been about expressing my mood for the day and it changes through the day.

We aren't safe in our own home, in our own country, and in our own land. For me, it is the most ridiculous thing ever. The rate at which women are being harmed is rapidly growing and is unacceptable.

I can't imagine living my life with no fear for my safety.

It concerns me that we use social media and public platforms to spread hate and say things that are just unkind and unwarranted.

Your life changes after the limelight is on you. Sometimes, it is easy to get caught up in the nonsense.

Every now and then, I have these moments where I feel somebody needs to be told to just stop. Sometimes, they would write nasty things, but generally, I just don't give them time and attention. I just skim and read but don't go through the comments completely.

I've always been obsessed with health and fitness and hence been a firm believer that change needs to begin from the inside!

I have been very hard on myself and strived for unrealistic goals of perfection.

D Major is not a one-genre band. I think we have always managed to captivate the audience with our performance. We are three Indian girls with international upbringing and a little foreign flavor.

Music is my life, so that journey will never stop.

Humor is a huge part of the way I operate; if people can't understand a joke then they should not follow me.

I just post what I want to, it's as simple there's no strategy or trying to send out a message in any way.

People tend to call me for only one thing - NRI-based roles. I'd like to change that and expand a little bit, and have more substance.

I love dancing, especially to songs with Latin vibe.

When I said yes to host the 'IPL,' I wasn't trying to fill in someone else's shoes. I wasn't trying to prove a point. I was only going to lend my style to the show, ask the right questions, get my facts right, keep the viewer informed and basically leave no room for error!

I moved from Australia to Manhattan five years ago and realized I was very well-accepted in the South Asian industry there.