Quotes About Career

I did a 10-minute role in Rajkahini, in Manikarnika and a Telugu film too. I hope those left an impact on the audience.

Should I be offered the right kind of script, I will be doing a straight Telugu film.

I did Kannada when I was in college. I wasn't even sure of what I was doing. I started figuring out my career in acting when I began doing Telugu and Tamil films.

Sure, I have been a part of many Telugu movies, but I got those films because of my Hindi movies.

I was getting a lot of offers in Telugu when I was shooting for 'Oh My Friend' and 'Seventh Sense.'

I have sung in many languages in my decades long career and Telugu is one of them.

I had a great time doing Bollywood and Telugu films, and it's been an interesting journey.

Balancing my career between two industries has never been an issue. I started with a Telugu film and have a soft corner for the south industry, though I've grown up speaking Hindi. I don't think language can be a barrier when it comes to acting. And, since I come from a theatre background, I'm used to memorizing my lines.

Of course, I will continue acting. I just need to dispel the Telugu and Tamil cinema's insecurities about married actresses. I don't know about others. But I am not going anywhere after marriage.

When I got a Telugu film, it happened out of the blue.

In Bollywood, you have to do one film at a time, and there are no mixed schedules. And doing four films at a time is out of the question. Telugu film industry works very differently. But the kind of films I'm getting here are better than what I've been offered in Bollywood.

I am an actress. My first film was a Telugu film, my second film was Bollywood, and third was Indo-Chinese.

I just can't stop doing Telugu films just when I have started speaking a little better Telugu.

I was eight years old when I was offered a film. And before I knew it, I was acting in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu movies.

I am very grateful to Telugu movies, as they have been the main reason for my entry into Bollywood.

I never planned to become a dancer, but I became one. The same thing happened with acting and direction. I remember I was doing the choreography of a film, and the producer came and offered me to direct the film. It was in Telugu, and that is how it started.

Even when I had three Hindi films happening at the same time, Tamil and Telugu will always be an important industry considering I started my career there.

It's been a long and wonderful journey for me but feels like it was just the other day when I started my career in films. I am very grateful to this wonderful Telugu cinema industry and the audience for all the love and unflinching support without which it would not have been possible.

I never thought I would debut in a Telugu film; it was my destiny to take up a film that, incidentally, was about destiny.

I really want to do a Telugu movie.

Although I am a Telugu girl, I never felt that my debut in Telugu was delayed. I always wanted to be part of a good script, and I am pleased that 'Goodachari' hit the right notes.

I can never take a break from Telugu films, because they have given me a lot of recognition. No matter how busy I am or the number of films that I do elsewhere, I always keep my schedule free for at least two to three films in Telugu.

I want to do more Telugu films.

As an actor, I will work - whether it is in a Malayalam, Telugu or any film.