What are the biggest lessons your career has taught you? When I had that dream, I truly believed it was a sign from Allah that I had to go and marry this actor and I had to leave Miami. I had been a victim of rape in Miami at the age of 14 and was having a tough time healing from it, so I distracted myself with Hindi movies. What was your main aim when travelling to Mumbai - was it to strictly be an actress?Īfter I watched Maine Pyar Kiya that very night I had a dream that I must go to India to marry Salman as he will be my savior. As for maturity, no, it did not mature me, but exposed me to a great deal of things that a teenager should not be exposed to at all. Finally, after all the begging and lies my dad sent me a ticket to come to Karachi and then from there we flew to India. I even told my dad that I wanted to see the Taj Mahal which I still did not see to this day. I made up tons of lies to convince my father who resided in Pakistan while I lived with my mother in Miami. My dad’s relatives lived in India given that many had stayed behind during the partition, so I told my father that I wanted to meet them, and I hated my life in the U.S. It took me three days after watching the film to convince my parents to let me go to Mumbai. What was it like packing up and moving to Mumbai so abruptly? Did it mature you? It sounds absurd now in my 40’s, but as a teenager I thought it to be quite precocious and bold. I watched Maine Pyar Kiya at 16 and decided that I had to leave for India the next day to marry Salman. I left Miami to pursue a teenage crush and a rather foolish crush. I never wanted to go for dance rehearsals, and I hated every aspect of being an actress because I literally was disinterested. I never wanted to be an actress and it is quite evident if one were to watch any of my movies. Did you always want to be an actress from a young age?
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