Quotes from Kriti Kharbanda

I used to have panic and anxiety attacks.

I believe equality in a relationship is very important, and for that, both partners should be equally capable to handle anything.

I feel that bad people exist everywhere. I've always maintained that it is not the industry that is good or bad: it's the people.

In the South, there is a celebrated Telugu film director name Raghavendra Rao, who is known for shooting women's mid-riff in a certain manner. They are done in a very aesthetic manner and doesn't look vulgar. Now, it is up to the audience how they are going to watch it. As long as the girl is comfortable acting in it, I see nothing wrong.

I think women - or human beings, for that matter - are vulnerable. It's your vulnerability that makes you beautiful and stronger in your own way. Because then you're more accepting to newer things.

If you're not vulnerable, and you're too headstrong and clear about the path you want to take, it won't help you grow. Vulnerability doesn't have to be a negative thing. If you take the right spin on it, it can be extremely positive.

My mom is my best friend. I tell her everything from what's going on in my life and my work to my love life.

The only Bollywood dream I have is to meet Shah Rukh Khan once.

I make sure I use, like, a hair mask, and I try not to spend too many days at a stretch with product in my hair, which is difficult 'cause then I have to wash it every alternate day - being an actor is not that easy, because everything you use has chemicals.

I make sure that, every morning, my skin is really well moisturised. I use my sunscreen; I make sure I wash my face at least once during the day. I try not to overdo it, just so if there's any dust on my face, it doesn't settle into my pores.

I think objectifying women is not wrong if only her beauty is captured in an aesthetic manner.

I have changed so much, post-'Raaz,' as a person.

I want to be as healthy as I possibly can be. I just want to make sure that I do everything to take care of myself. Like they say, charity begins at home. Love begins at home, too. So I want to do the best for me. I want to pamper myself and do the best for my body.

'Veerey Ki Wedding' is a comedy of errors in more ways than one. It's one of those basic, perky comedies. We're not trying to give out a message or anything.

Pole dancing is a great way to enhance your fitness level and also your dancing abilities.

Don't be naive and allow a man to take advantage of you.

Farhan Akhtar is very talented, and I'd love to work with him because I feel like he is one person I can learn a lot from.

Let's make it clear: women are sexier than men. They are a prettier gender than their male counterparts. And then, if a woman is comfortable showing her mid-riff on-screen, what is the other's problem? Why does she face body shaming? Does a man face the same while going shirtless?

I have always been dramatic, so I think being an actress comes naturally to me. I think I am pretty good at it.

Even if someone were to take me out on a date, I have a 'touch me not' air about me. I don't like people who take things too fast nor the ones who take forever to open up to me.

I want people to take me seriously as an actor. I want to be a star; I won't deny that.

Even if I do get stereotyped, I would like to think that it is more of a challenge because if you are given one character and asked to play in 10 different ways, it says more about me as an actor.

You discover who you truly are only when you live alone.

It took me a while to grasp Kannada and Telugu.