Top 50 Nushrat Bharucha Quotes

I am an extremely greedy actor. I want to do all sorts of roles.

I think people love to watch me on screen, not my acting talent.

I do not like to go to the gym; I am more of a nature person.

For me, especially, the choice of roles in all my films, even it’s the same team, has been a risk.

I take my time to understand the nuances of a character and prepare for a role, which is why I take time to do films. I work hard on myself to fit the character.

When you have been persistent for as long as I have been, you have to exercise a certain amount of caution, but I want to do everything.

Nobody expects girls to do something smart or give one liners in a film.

I don’t know how this industry works. There is no formula.

I don’t have the similar amount of success like my contemporaries have.

Nobody wants to play the antihero.

We are very close as a family. There are uncles and aunts for whom I would stand in front of a truck.

I don’t know how to swim.

For me, Eid means having lots of yummy food.

I would like to portray something that would challenge the actor in me.

I do have my cheat days, but I prefer to follow this vegan diet because it keeps my body and mind both happy.

If you make ‘PKP’ from the girl’s point of view, it would have been the other way round. The boys would have been wrong for the girls. That wouldn’t have been misogynistic.

I want to actually date someone who is not from this industry.

I’ve realized my best and worst critic is my director.

I think when you exercise in open spaces, it kind of detoxifies your body and gives you peace of mind.

My style would be whatever I look my best in.

I have made every other person who has helped me my godfather.

If the packaging is good – the actors, director and producer – then it will work, even if the product is not good.

Hindi films tend to over-romanticise situations.

Since childhood, I was always told that I am petite and can get hurt easily. And I always felt the need to become physically strong, just to prove people wrong.

Acting is an emotion which has to be felt. Some feel it, some don’t!

Everyone loved ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama,’ and it appealed to a mass.

An actor is most vulnerable at the lowest point of his career.

The audience’s reaction is the most rewarding thing for an actor, especially me.

I don’t think, as an actor, you should define what genre you want to do. Once you do that, you lose the sight to see the film and what its story is all about.

Actors play a small part in all the things that go into the making of a movie. I want to know about pre-production, post-production, shot divisions – everything.

I briefly studied martial arts in college and realised that I might not be a great fighter physically, but it gave me mental strength and boosted my confidence.

I have always been a person who does things differently.

Audience’s love is addictive. I would do anything to stay loved by them.

I have some star status. But I don’t have that sustained success rate.

Film was nothing like television; there was a craft to it, and I realized how much hard work was needed. It was not some mindless, two-bit job that only requires you to look good.

It is not the team that creates the comfort zone. I thinks it’s the kind of films. You keep doing same kind of films that makes you comfortable. But none of my roles have been the same. They have been different, even though the films’ premise were the same.

With films like ‘NH-10’ and ‘Phillauri,’ what Anushka Sharma is doing, or what Shraddha Kapoor and Vidya Balan are doing with their films, the industry is changing for women.

We can’t say whether a film will be a hit or flop. There’s something which just clicks with people.

Every filmmaker has his own vision, and when they write a film or characters, they see certain people in those characters.

When you go through a tragedy with someone, the bond is stronger.

I do have certain people whom I want to work with. The kind of people I want to work with won’t cast me on the basis of my hotness in the songs.

The perception about me has changed to a certain extent after the success of ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.’

I knew people would see ‘PKP.’ Although the packaging was weak, the product was good.

I wish there were 48 hours in a day and 14 days in a week.

I believe that if I do good work, something in the universe will fall right for it.

I was one of the shortlisted girls for the female lead of the Oscar-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ along with Freida Pinto.

Money is not a concern, or even my priority.

Today, nobody has a problem with a women working, but every woman invariably faces casual sexism at work.

The reason why a filmmaker will invest in a male actor is because he will be able to sustain footfalls in the theatre till he turns 50.

Even if you want to lose weight, do it the right way.