Known for her acting finesse and her dauntless opinions, the very bold and beautiful Radhika Apte turns 31 today.
Apte was born on 7 september, 1985 in Pune. She embarked on her bollywood career with the movie Vaah! life Ho Toh Aisi in 2005. Since then, she has delivered amazing performances in movies like Badlapur, Maanjhi — The Mountain Man, Phobia, Parched, and Kabaali.
From shunning down reports over a controversial leaked scene, to raising her ‘issues’ with periods, Radhika has often made headlines because of her free-spoken and valiant persona.
On her birthday, let’s have a look at some of her statements that made us fall in love with her.
After Badlapur (2015) and my short film Ahalya (2015), people thought that I was this ‘seductress’
I think if a Swiss watch can come to the country and have their own corporate stores, I think a Pakistani actor should come here and do a film here in India.
There is no ambition of becoming anybody. When I do a certain kind of role, it can be path breaking for somebody else but for me it’s conventional.
The whole point of being an actor is that we need to do different roles... As an artist, if I am required to do a certain job , I will do it.
People who are ashamed of their own bodies, are curious about other’s bodies. If you want to see a naked body tomorrow, watch yourself in the mirror rather than my clip and then we can talk about it.
I am not in favour of labels. The more you run away from one kind of label, the more people will try to put another label on you.
I think Amoh means without Moh. It is for people who want to express their thoughts and individuality by this ensemble. They make you very comfortable in your skin. I like the flowiness of it.
I believe my journey has just begun and I still have a long way to go.
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