Angry young woman

Volatile temper

I can be angry about anything. Mostly, it’s for small things. Like my mother may say something and I would get angry. All my phones have been smashed on the wall! When my brother (Siddharth Chopra) sees me getting angry, he says, “Didi ka new phone aane ka time ho gaya hai.” But my anger lasts just for 10-15 minutes. My temper is my biggest flaw. I utter rubbish when I’m angry, just about anything that comes to my mind. Also, I only get mad at people I care about. I always own up my mistakes. Even if I’m robbing a bank, I can stand up and say that I did that. I have an insane courage of conviction. Again it’s a flaw.

Forgive but don’t forget....

Yes, but usually I don’t forget. Sometimes I do forget till I’m reminded about what had put me off. I’m instinctive. I like people. And even if I don’t like some, they will never know that. Nobody is that important in my life that I show them that I do not like them. I will only nurse ill-feeling for someone important to me. Other people are irrelevant. They come and go in our lives. You hate people who you love. I would be angry with someone who affects me. I won’t be angry with random people. I’m a public person. It’s their job to talk about me. It’s okay, thank you.

Family time

I always make time for my personal moments. My family is the most important to me. My family was here in Bhopal. My bua (father’s sister), maasi (mother’s sister), nani (maternal grandmother), brother, my cousins... I’m never alone. I fly everyone down. And if there is an important wedding I make sure I take a plane at night and attend the function.

Time management

(Laughs) I’m not perfect. I’m flawed and that’s what is nice about me. When I was a kid, I had a big self-esteem issue. I never thought I was pretty; I was the dark one in the family, my cousins were fair. I was always told, though not maliciously, that isko kya ho gaya? But I was the favourite because I was the eldest daughter. I’m still spoilt by my family, my buas and my maasis. My parents were doing their PhD when I was a kid, so I was raised by my extended family. They are like my mothers. And I maintain that bond. When they visit us, they can tell the help that kitchen mein aaj yeh banega. Like during the shoot of Gangaajal 2 in Bhopal, my bua asked the chef to step out, went into the kitchen and prepared khichdi as I had an upset stomach.

Dream home

I have rented a house in Juhu because I wanted to move out of my apartment. I haven’t moved my stuff yet because I’m going away. I have put my dream home on hold because I’m off to Los Angeles for Quantico.