I would say the most difficult part of film-making is dealing with people you are working with and trying to forget the drama that goes behind the scenes.
Marriage is great for some; it makes them better people. For me, commitment doesn't have to be marriage. It stems from the fact that I have a Westernised world view.
The reason I did 'PPNH' was because I wanted to do something different, wacky, and mainstream after 'Barfi!'
In my first-ever shot, there was a big shell that was dropped on my belly in slow motion. I even asked the director why we are doing it, and he said it would look beautiful... and I wondered, 'Really? But why and how?'
I was this very self-conscious, shy person once I hit my teens.
My mum is a rock star, and I idolise her. She was born in a conservative Muslim family, where the girls were not educated much, and she was required to wear a burkha. She felt repressed but dreamt of driving her own car, walking around in jeans and wearing sunglasses, and she did.
