after the release of murder 2004 it led to a backlash the number of films written with men as the central characters is way higher mallika sherawat made kissing on screen fashionable back in the early 2000s today shes a cannes regular often seen hobnobbing with alist hollywood actors at the french riviera and at key events in america apart from doing quirky roles in films across the globe will you be willing to shed it if an exciting and challenging offer comes your way why shouldnt i be there talking about your personal life you are in a steady relationship my aim was to be economically independent it was never to win an oscar or a filmfare award but do you think that if women in india stopped competing with one another they could find a way to initiate a metoo campaignpowerful people will have to understand that if a woman is raped its not her fault theres also independent cinema which caters to the thinking mind at least now we are in a position to have a conversation on these topics i wasnt allowed to go out or pursue hobbies it doesnt make sense in fact i am obsessed with the idea of being a character actor in fact its fun to have detractors and prove them wrong with twice the might i was only allowed to breathe what hasnt changed is that then and even now people enjoy a heroine being a heroine i had a chance to hobnob with barack obama former us president and i did i think its still a struggle to find a film that is genuinely centred on a woman though its getting better with the new breed of directors do you think that there is a marked improvement in the situation today thats part of my personality and i am comfortable with it thats it however actresses like vidya balan and their choices are exemplary having said that its not just women as a society we have a tendency to pull each other down anees bazmee is a fabulous director why would i forsake the admiration of so many men for one man i can pay my bills and afford this lifestyle now that there are talks of welcome 3 being in the pipeline can we expect you to make a comebackwell id love to be a part of welcome 3 when i was growing up i had regressive experiences in childhood also the internet has opened a new world to all of us merely rescuing girls is a meaningless process children especially girls are being forced into prostitution which leads to several other crimes do you think that your growingup years in haryana pushed you to support this cause people love pulling me down they love to see me fall because it makes them feel happy and justified today im just very happy that i am financially sound also do you feel that the perception of the state after producing