There were years where I kept saying no to work because it was just being so unfair. And then ‘Juice’ happened. And then there was ‘Once Again,’ that’s a very sweet and gentle love story. And then there was ‘Delhi Crime.’ And all three of them put me into the centre of the frame.
The BJP promised that the end of Article 370 was going to be the close of business-as-usual in Kashmir. But if anything defines business-as-usual, it has been New Delhi’s attempts at political engineering in the Valley.
I love the food, the girls, the sky and everything that is Delhi. I have very fond memories of the Moolchand flyover.
Though I stay in Delhi, I often think about Himachal.
I was a national level golf player. I gave up golf after a while when I wanted to model, as I would tan while playing it. I love watching movies and hanging out with my friends in Delhi.
I love coming to Delhi. Driving around in south Delhi is fun. And the food here is fab.
I have got lots of silver medals, from Delhi in 2010 and London in 2012, so it would be nice to pick up some golds, and the Commonwealth Games is a great place to start.
Whether I play for Ranchi or Delhi, I will give my hundred percent.
In a way, Delhi has contributed in my journey to become a successful singer.
I love Delhi for its historical value and the variety of food it offers.
I don’t regret my decision that I left a popular show like ‘Balika Vadhu.’ I am happy that I am out of the show and took a break for a month in Delhi.
I was born in Delhi, have stayed and roamed the world, but had a tough childhood and career path. Only my mom and mausie supported me in music. So, I would just sing shabad kirtan to remain somehow attached to music.
In Delhi, where I grew up, commerce is brusque. You don’t ask each other how your day has been. You might not even smile. I’m not saying this is ideal – it’s how it is. You’re tied together by a transaction. The customer doesn’t tremble before complaining about how cold his food is.
I’ve always enjoyed visiting India and we usually go to Mumbai or Delhi a few times during the season. It’s a shame there is no race in India because it’s a great facility and I always enjoyed racing there.
There are lot memories to take home but the most emotional moment has been when I was touching down in New Delhi. Tears rolled down when I saw the red soil in Delhi from the plane.
My cousin lives in Delhi, so I kept visiting the city and got really fascinated with DU. Apart from studies, one also gets good exposure to music here. For an artist, there are a lot of opportunities in the city.
Ultimately, DDCA is there to promote Delhi cricket. They are not there to promote themselves or set agendas. The primary job of DDCA is to look after cricket, see where Delhi cricket is going at all levels.
In Delhi, I became a serious stage actor. Then, luckily, the FTII acting course began, and I studied there, spent some time working on my craft. In 2008, I moved to Mumbai, and then in one and a half years of so-called struggle, I got my first film, ‘Love Sex aur Dhokha’ (LSD).
The first thing I look forward to when I am in Delhi is to spend some time with my family. It’s always lovely coming back here and playing in front of my own people. It’s just a special place.
Kejriwal’s only mantra is to tell lies and talk forcefully and repeatedly, but Delhi cannot develop with telling lies.
If you are known to do something well, people want to see you do that. But what you choose to do is up to you. After ‘Delhi Belly,’ I got some 40 scripts – some on the same lines as ‘Delhi Belly.’ So, I guess people only get stereotyped if they want to.
When I was crowned the college queen, I got a lot of modeling offers and I did a fair amount of work in Delhi.
I stayed back in Delhi for a year-and-a-half while I was working in the corporate sector. My office was in Qutab Institutional Area, and I used to live in CR Park at that point.
Growing up, I loved shopping from the streets of Delhi and love a mix and match of designer wear and high street in my wardrobe.
I was in the final year of my English Literature degree at Hindu College, Delhi University, when I came to Mumbai. I liked the city and the sense of freedom – here, I wasnt a principals daughter anymore.
While Mumbai is a melting pot of cultures, Delhi is made of community, and we can see these lines quite clearly. An aunty from Punjabi Bagh will be different from a Faridabad aunty or an aunty from Vasant Kunj.
I was born in Faridabad but brought up in Delhi and Mumbai. My father had been living hand-to-mouth and literally slept on railway platforms when he came to Mumbai for the first time to become a film singer. My parents were both singers; they sang together and fell in love due to their singing.
Delhi is definitely a foodie’s paradise.
Though I was born in a cricketing family and played Under 16 and Under 19 cricket for Delhi, my heart was always in cinema. Even while I was playing cricket, I was day dreaming about how it would be to stand on a film set saying lines.
My parents have so many Punjabi friends in Delhi, and they are my guide when it comes to knowing the city.
Switching from acting to cricket isn’t difficult, because I have represented Delhi in the under-19 category. Plus cricket is in my blood.
I spent my childhood in Delhi. I have met my wife here. I spent my life here with my parents and sister. It’s been beautiful. But I have very fond memories.
The place that I always come for the best Sushi in Delhi is Sakae Sushi at the Ambience mall, Vasant Kunj.
Before moving to Delhi at the age of 17, I had only travelled to Patna or Varanasi outside Belwa.
In 2012, I had joined BJP to get some help for my schools for the orphans that are run in Delhi and Kolkata. However, no help came to my school. So, I have not been in any party politics.
I remember when we used to come to Delhi, my cousins and I would binge on possibly everything that we craved for back home.
After 2014, a number of my friends from Delhi rang up very concerned because they thought I was in bad health. But my health has always been good, and I told them so. They told me that this is what Baijayant Panda was spreading. This was a shock.
I am thrilled to be a part of the Delhi Capitals. A new team always brings up different challenges.
Whenever I am in Delhi, I must visit Nathu’s for its chaat. I love shopping at Lajpat Nagar and Khan Market.
All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.
Believe me, I do not go to Delhi, I do not know anybody in Delhi.
When my family migrated from Punjab during the Partition, we came to Delhi and I was enrolled in United Mission School.
Delhi is truly the fashion address of the country, and some of the best designers from there are ruling Mumbai.
Here’s what my CV usually does not say: I was trained as a teacher. My first job lasted less than 60 days. I was an assistant professor at a good college at Delhi University, but I found it very political, very suffocating. At the age of 23, you’re not very tolerant of those things.
India – I’ve always felt at home there. Delhi and Mumbai and the Taj Mahal are all incredible – but it’s the people I love. Indians are so interesting and accommodating and friendly. The best hotel I’ve stayed at there is the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur: its architecture is unbelievable.
I was a rebel. I went to Carmel Convent in Delhi where I was a complete rebel. I thought I was 12 going on 18. I wanted to go out with friends older to me, stay out late – my parents were horrified. It was then that we began having our first disagreements.
I was an innocent Delhi girl, which is good for an actress, but worked against me when I shifted to Mumbai.
I have given permission that my medals be transferred from the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi to the sports museum in Patiala.
As it happens, I live in Kolkata; my husband Kalyan lives in New Jersey in USA; our elder daughter lives in Cincinnati – also in USA; my younger daughter lives in Mumbai; my sisters live in Delhi.
It’s not that I don’t like cricket. I have played first class cricket and represented Delhi in the Ranji Trophy as a spinner, but at the same time my inclination to become an actor was very strong.
I think Calcutta is that kind of a market that if you are a Delhi or a Bombay designer, they feel they are being shortchanged and given stock that isn’t fresh.
Being in smoggy Delhi was a gloomy feeling.
Outside my house in Delhi, you will find at least 10 guys waiting to catch a glimpse of me.
There are so many young singers I meet from Delhi, and I am sure they will attain heights some day. They all are very good, and I am very proud of them.
For the longest time, I would think Gurgaon was a part of Delhi.
I don’t go to Delhi malls, because malls are the same everywhere.
Of course, every city has its own character, but I enjoy coming to Delhi.
When I studied in DPS Mathura Road in Delhi, there was a school for blind exactly opposite to our school. I used to go there every week and spend time seeing how these students played cricket and did other things normally.
The Delhi elite doesn’t like me because I’m smarter than them.
Cities like New Delhi for example, where traffic is dense and it’s a more fluid driving environment, that’s hard for self-driving technology to deal with.
