My interest was dance and, in the beginning, I didn't enjoy acting at all. It was my mother who brought me into films and who looked after my career. I remember each time a producer came to meet her, my only reaction was, 'Oh God, another year of my life gone.'
There're too many things demanding my attention. I don't know if enough people switch to "Kamini Damini". It's not a bad serial. But it's really hard work. Television requires more hours and more concentrated labour than even cinema...and that's saying a lot. I'm the wrong person to be on television.
Why would Bachchan do a TV serial? I don't think audiences want to see us film stars on TV. The medium doesn't work for us.
Life is hectic for me. I don't have even time to breathe. I need time for myself now. I keep fighting for time for myself. Sometimes I feel the need to be alone. I dream of going away to the Himalayas.
Politics...
Attending parliament I'm as excited as a schoolgirl. Parliament has helped me to tap new sides of my personality. After five years in parliament I wouldn't like to sit at home. I don't think I'd want to give up politics.
No, he (Dharmendra) isn't the least comfortable. I've advised him to quit politics if he doesn't like it. There's no point in doing anything half-heartedly.
On Daughters...
I won't allow anyone to force Ahana to do anything. I respect her opinions and will go with anything she wants to. Anything she isn't comfortable with she doesn't have to do.
Ahana isn't interested in acting. She wants to be behind the camera. Sometimes she says she wants to go into direction, cinematography or scriptwriting.
"Esha is a very protective daughter. When she came into movies, she was very unsure about how to go about her career. Even I wasn't sure about whom to approach. That phase brought us closer together; I had done nothing to jump-start my own career, so how would I know how to go about Esha's?"
"Basically, Esha is conservative, like me. She won't reveal too much. Even when I urge her to wear shorts because they look cute on her, she gives me an icy glare. She has inherited that dignity from me. In fact, I have to push her to find a man for herself! I can't tie her down to some Iyenger Brahmin boy. I want her to find the right man. I'd never encourage her to just have boyfriends for the heck of it. I want her to find a man and continue with her career. Esha gets angry when I tell her to find someone. But I see marriages breaking up because girls aren't selecting the right person."
TAKE IT FROM ME...
Politics...
On Daughters...
