The actress has been a part of Bollywood for over two decades yet admits to going through self-doubts. She said to IANS, “It (self-doubt) is part of your being. If you don't have self-doubt you can't move ahead in life. You need to have some degree of insecurity or self-doubt, and you just can't be like you are the king of the world and do whatever comes your way.”
She believes that questioning oneself is important, “You have to have a little sense of questioning to basically try and achieve and keep achieving your goal. That can only happen when you doubt yourself a bit and push yourself harder towards your goal.”
She takes the tag of being one of India’s best actresses as a responsibility, “When someone gives you a tag like that, it is for you to realize that with it comes with a huge responsibility because you have to work doubly hard. You have to pave the way to do better than your last work. I am blessed to have the love and adulation of the audiences over the last two decades. Without their support, I wouldn't have been the star that I am. It is important for me as an actor to actually not take undue advantage of the fact that they like me, but take the love and adulation and work hard towards not letting it go."
When asked whether stardom comes with a price, the actress said, “In) this case, the price is in everything because when you get busy in any profession there is a price you have to pay, where you sacrifice a bit of your personal life. But I think it's not such a big price to pay because eventually, this is acting. A doctor's job is much harder because they are on call 24x7. I think every job comes with a certain price and people who love their jobs happily pay the price."
Mardaani released in 2014 and received great praise. She is returning in Mardaani 2 as lady cop Shivani Shivaji Roy. When asked if it makes her nervous the actress said, “It doesn't make me nervous, but it definitely makes me anxious. I am just happily anxious to know that the trailer has been receiving very well. That's the testament to the fact that the love for Shivani Shivaji Roy has been there all this while and they are liking the story, the Mardaani feel and the thriller vibe.”
