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My Hindi is OK. I think I am better with Tamil. I remember the Tamil words.

Hindi is far easier a language to pick up than Tamil.

When I moved to Bombay, it was very harsh. I was nothing like what I am today. I couldn't speak a word of English. In England, people might be very understanding about that, but in Bombay, they're not very forgiving. 'If you don't speak English, how do you expect to work in Hindi films?'

If I have to do something, I feel I should do it perfectly, and ofcourse, Hindi language is a problem.

Among the various vernaculars that are spoken in different parts of India, there is one that stands out strongly from the rest, as that which is most widely known. It is Hindi. A man who knows Hindi can travel over India and find everywhere Hindi-speaking people.

Hindi is my mother tongue. Even though I do not get to use it as often, it's still a part of me.

Because my parents are Indian, everybody speaks Hindi to me, and I have no idea what they are saying.

I feel growing up in Mumbai is an advantage, as we grow up speaking so many languages that when we go abroad, it becomes easier to learn new languages.

As far as my projects are concerned, I have always maintained a healthy balance. My south Indian projects have never taken a backseat even though I've been busy in Hindi. Both regions have loved me, and being wanted by both the north and south film industries is a compliment by itself.