I am from a family of farmers from Budhana near Muzaffarnagar.

Looks is a matter of perception. At Cannes, Europeans think I am good looking, while in India, I am not.

I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I am prepared for any crisis.

I found the brick-making process fascinating - how, after being burnt, the brick would come out strong. I liked to sit on the stack of bricks and look as far as I could. I'd do the same at a hillock near my school - just sit on top at leisure and enjoy the feeling of being on top of the world.

When someone is looking at me, I feel they are looking at someone standing behind me, not at me.

I feel satisfied after achieving something difficult.