When she spoke up about colourism: "We do have dusky actresses in the mainstream. But we still don’t have a really dark-skinned actress, do we? If she is cast, it will be a special film, a one-off. Out of all the new faces launched, do you see a dark girl? There is still a bias. If you are dusky, you will be cast as a village girl. I faced this a lot myself. The fair actresses are cast as urban girls, why can’t I play an urban girl?" (Picture/Manasi Sawant)

When she slammed comments by the media over her leaked intimate scenes: "Sorry, but your question is very ridiculous. If you want to see a naked body, tomorrow look at yourself in the mirror rather than my clip and then we can talk about it, is that clear?" (Picture/Manasi Sawant)

When she spoke about the lack of opportunities for female actors: "You talk about actresses, and you look at their careers, the amount of good roles that they've done... please look at our industry and tell me for which actress, in the last decade, you can say 'look at all these roles she's done, phenomenal work!' (It's) because, you don't get so much work. Even if we have some phenomenal actresses that have done great work... it's like two roles in their lifetime. But consistently getting really good work and matching the standard of work? It's not because of their capability, but the kind of work they're being offered..." (Picture/Manasi Sawant)

When she spoke about being labelled as 'bold': "I think it’s relative and subjective. People will find something bold depending on where they come from. Where I come from, what I say or do is not being bold. It is who I am. I think "bold" requires courage." (Picture/Manasi Sawant)

When she shot down the stigma attached to menstruation: "When I used to go shop for sanitary napkins, I used to feel a little embarrassed (in the beginning). So I used to think, how do I do this? I decided one day I'll go and very loudly ask them, just to get over my own inhibitions. So I went and said, 'Woh Whisper ka packet dena.' And I said it loudly on purpose. Since that day things changed." (Picture/Shadab Khan)