With your debut Saawariya just round the corner what’s your state of mind?
I’ve gone through a see-saw of emotions right from excitement to nervousness to fright. Right now, I’m completely blank and emotionless, which is a good thing otherwise my nerves would have cracked by now.

Did you always want to act?
I always wanted to do something related to films. For a long time, I was debating between acting and direction. However slowly and gradually the feeling crept in that I want to act.

So whom did you tell first: mom or dad?
I don’t think I ever really told anyone. Everyone sort of expected it. It came out during a routine conversation at the dinner table. When I told them, both my parents said, “We always knew that.” So I never really had to (more…)

Ranbir Kapoor’s first movie “Saawariya” directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is scheduled to hit screens on Nov. 9 – the same day as “Om Shanti Om” starring Shahrukh Khan, one of India’s biggest stars.

The double event has triggered speculation in the Indian media about which one is going to be a bigger hit. (more…)

Are you nervous about Ranbir’s debut?
Both my husband and I are nervous. But since I’m stronger I keep it inside while he’s a nervous wreck. He won’t even be here for the release of Saawariya. He’s off to Chandigarh for a two-month outdoor shoot. I feel the same way about Ranbir’s debut as I felt when my daughter Ridhima got married. People keep complimenting us about Ranbir. But until the film comes out we won’t know the actual verdict.

Ranbir seems closer to you than to his father.
Isn’t that the way it is with most children? Kids are a reflection of the mother. Both my kids are gentle and in school they never behaved like star-children. My husband’s work was such that he was never home. He never knew about homework, PTA meetings and the kids’ daily routines. We were together for (more…)