Quotes from Shamna Kasim

I am not called for good roles in Malayalam films for reasons which I cannot fathom.

Malayali audiences are well aware of Shamna as a dancer and that may be a reason why I was constantly being approached by filmmakers to do song sequences alone.

Like every girl, I had dreams of marriage, but I got victimized in a cheating scandal. When the proposal came through the family, everyone was happy. I had started talking to him with the consent of both families and after a week, all of a sudden, we got to know that I wasn't even speaking with the person whose picture had been given to us.

When people question me too much, I generally ask them if such rules are applicable to someone like actor Mammootty. They reply, Mammootty is a man and you are a woman. You aren't supposed to do certain things.' And I go like, Why not? Are there separate rules for Muslim men and women?'

After I got my head tonsured, I stopped taking up projects, and have been very choosy because my hairstyle doesn't suit every role. A few filmmakers even asked me to act with a wig, but I don't want to do that.

Wearing wigs don't work for all characters.

It has been ten years since I stepped into the industry and I have done a lot of song and dance and romantic films.

I'm basically a dancer and cinema just happened to me, sometimes I still wonder how I could become an actor. My friends too keep asking how I pulled it off.

Actually I saw Manichitrathazhu' in Malayalam and I wanted to try the costume Shobana wore, to sit like her and carry that attitude, to feel like a queen.

I had once decided to quit acting when Chattakari' didn't do well at the box office.

I don't say no to dance shows on TV channels as they have always served as stress busters. I thoroughly enjoy dancing.

If I want to do realistic cinema and convince the audience in authentic roles, I have to walk the extra mile.

I did Kodiveeran,' which had grey shades. Being an actress, I should try challenging roles.

I have always wondered why I don't get as many good roles in Malayalam as I do in other languages.

I am thrilled with Suvarna Sundari,' which is very unique and I play one of the three women characters.

I couldn't contain my excitement when I was invited to judge Dance Vs Dance.' I've followed the series closely and am thrilled to be a part of this magnificent show.

To be frank, I am confused. If an actress does a cameo dance sequence, it is often referred to as an item number, if an actor does the same, it is just a dance number!

I'm ready to wait for the best role rather than do all the projects coming my way and regret about it later.

At times, I would decide to keep myself completely free for a week to relax. But, after the second day, I would feel bored and tell myself, You better do something.'

I don't watch horror films at all and if at all I see, then my mother gets really bugged. She switches off the television and tells me not to destroy her sleep and happiness.

Tamil is almost like my mother tongue and for quite some time, I had been concentrating on Telugu.

I was approached for the remake of Maniyara,' the yesteryear film that starred actors Mammootty and Seema in the lead.

There is lot of competition happening in the South and I'm incapable of being in the race, but I will be more than happy to do a good role and prove that I am capable of doing it.

I go by the script and the director. Decisions about signing on the dotted line are mine. Of course, mom and dad listen to the scripts but I think I'm a better judge.