Quotes from Kirron Kher

I never get into local politics and believe in giving a long rope to people.

I share the screen with much younger actresses but I never compete with them. I'm quite secure about my appearance.

The content on Pakistani TV is good; their shows are natural and real.

I'm the first Indian actress to shoot for a Pakistani film in Pakistan.

There are innumerable television channels and papers, all very aggressive and not willing to take no for an answer.

I have almost forgotten that I have a relationship with film industry as most of the time political meetings, attending Parliament and meeting people of my constituency has been consuming my time.

I've been very, very busy with my commitment to my constituency and to Parliament. So, I don't really have time to work in films.

My father settled in Chandigarh after his retirement.

I want to do a black comedy with Homi Adajania and also want to work with Vishal Bhardwaj, Imtiaz Ali and Anurag Kashyap.

Bollywood didn't know what to do with me. And I didn't know what to do with it, because I didn't want to do its kind of films.

Rumors are bound to go around. Listen to them from one ear, take it out the other.

My parents were from Punjab, in Pakistan. We had land there which were reallocated after partition. So I belong to that area which got divided and suffered.

Failure is a personal thing but it's better to experience it in the beginning itself because you learn to handle it.

Failure is a very personal thing and everybody goes through it very personally.

Take Punjab 1984' or Sardari Begum' or Khamosh Pani,' the Punjabi mother I have played in films are all of a certain age and I have won accolades, something I did not get as a young actress perhaps.

My favorite saying is, 'If you want to make god laugh, tell him about your plans.'

A party's success lies in collective effort.

Working in films is much easier in comparison to television.

I wish I could act in films like Dev D' and A Wednesday.'

I am not a politician. I contested to get Modi ji another seat.

I'm fine with playing the protagonist's mother, mother-in-law or friend - as long as my role is well-written.

Like Narendra Modi-Amit Shah's jodi in Delhi, Sanjay Tandon and I have a jodi in Chandigarh.

Yes, I've lost close to 30 kilos. Nothing drastic. No crash diets.

I don't know how to make tea.