Soni Razdan Quotes

I think the Hindi film heroine is stereotypical. It is nice to have an opportunity to have that freedom to not to do that anymore.

Unless you burst into movies as a sex goddess, you're likely to play wives and mothers. I came into movies as a teenager in 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They' (1969) playing a pregnant waif from the Ozarks. I didn't get a chance to burst into movies in 'Body Heat.' My career isn't based on having a 23-inch waist and a big bust, though I do.

I've probably said that in every feature I've been in. I've been repeatedly defined as the girlfriend or wife.

The Indian film industry is very, very vibrant. It is a mix like it is in Hollywood - there is a lot of highly commercial cinema.

I read so many scripts, and it's not really exciting to just be the girlfriend.

In commercial cinema, roles for heroines are limited to being simple or glamorous. I don't want to fall into an image trap.

I grew up on a staple of films where I saw actors like Waheeda Rehman, Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi, Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi playing very powerful parts in films.

In South, the actresses are expected to be fuller, unlike Bollywood. The sensibilities are totally different.

Bottom line is, off-beat film or commercial films, Tollywood or Bollywood, it's the role that matters to me.

I have been very fortunate that the Punjabi audience connected with me so well. Otherwise female actors are not repeated much in this industry.

In Bollywood, everything is very one dimensional. This is a girl: she laughs a lot, is forever happy, chirpy, and that's all she is doing throughout the film. That's not how we are.

Who does not want to work in Bollywood?

I think every Delhi guy who comes to Mumbai has a huge Shah Rukh hangover. He has been so good with the variety of roles he has played in his career.

If I get a call from Imtiaz Ali or Zoya Akhtar to star in their films, I won't think twice.

I had a very good experience while working in regional films. I have been very fortunate that way. There is no doubt that the South Indian film industry is very much at par with Bollywood.

Before I came to Bollywood, lot of people told me that here things are not very professional, but I've had no such experience.

I am happy with my journey in the Indian film industry.

I can't leave Punjabi films and will make it a point to act in at least one film a year there.

I don't discuss my journey in the Hindi film industry since it is something personal to me.

If you do an item song, then you're categorized as an item girl; if you focus on acting, you're categorized as an actor.

Push the envelope too far as a female artist, and you may only earn an ocean of ink expressing concern for your delicate constitution, amounting to a caution against playing on traditionally male wavelengths.

I never thought of acting Bollywood. I have not seen many films.

'Kahaani' gave me popularity and 'Gangs of Wasseypur' stardom.

I am very much open to Bollywood and would love to work in great stories.

In Bollywood, people have been making movies for more than half a century and they are made in such a way that you need not shed off all your inhibitions.