Quotes from Jaya Prada

For me, the rules of politics are 3 Ds which stand for devotion, dedication and determination.

I had to learn Odissi dance and it is a very difficult discipline.

I never discriminate between roles being offered.

Srideviji was a great human being, a fabulous dancer, a tremendous actress and above all, a wonderful mother.

As an actress I have faced the camera a lot many times but you always feel nervous before the first shot.

I have sung a couple of songs in Telugu and Hindi films, but I was not happy with that. So, I thought of doing an album. I do not know how people will react.

I feel very ashamed to have chosen a brother like Azam Khan. Maybe it was a wrong choice for me to call him a brother and he proved in reality he is not the person he pretends to be.

I have worked with NT Rama Rao, Chandra Babu and with Mulayam Singh Yadav too, and with SP particularly I had bitter experiences in my 10-year tenure at Rampur.

The Samakhya Andhra wants Hyderabad and so does Telengana. The only solution I see is for Hyderabad to be declared a Union Territory like Delhi, so that it can be with both of them.

I am dedicated, adamant and committed. Although these three qualities can be considered as minus points in a woman but for me, this is a blessing.

I've been on the lookout for meaningful roles, not just the glamorous ones.

I am quite impressed with the growth of Punjabi films. I've witnessed its make-over; it is no more just a regional industry.

Amar Singh ji helped the Bachchan family and he did a lot and stood through thick and thin. But when he was hospitalized, where was Jaya ji? Where was Amit ji?

People have been saying that Amar Singh is more of an intellectual than a grassroot politician but we will prove them wrong. We will pick up problems, explore them in a realistic way and present them in parliament.

Because the state I was in, contesting elections with Azam Khan, as a woman, with acid attack threats, threat to my life... I couldn't even tell my mother if I would come back alive whenever I left from home.

I've received love in both politics and filmdom.

I hated being compared to others.

I can't do the conventional heroine's role.

I want to join BJP as a party worker. I am not craving for any post or opportunity to contest any elections.

Azam Khan has made me the focus of his campaign. I have for long been suffering his tongue-lash. It only reflects his state of mind. He does a lot of drama.

It's rare for someone to give you a helping hand when you're going through rejection.

I have had a comfortable and successful working relationship with Bokadia. We have done successful films together.

I don't differentiate between films and TV, particularly Hindi serials.

The main advantage Sridevi and I had was that we acted in films which were South remakes. What we had done in the South, we did the same in Hindi.