“If a chemical drug like Viagra is accepted by society and by the world to ignite desire, then what is the problem with my audio-visual drug called cinema which ignites desire? Both are basically doing the same thing!”

—  Mallika Sherawat

Cine Blitz magazine (May 2006)

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