“I always knew I wanted to be a singer, but to establish a firm backup ...” — Jonita Gandhi Quote

I always knew I wanted to be a singer, but to establish a firm backup plan, it was important for me to first complete my education.

The guitar is something I always wanted to learn.

Even at home, there were always old Hindi songs - those of Rafi, R.D. Burman, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle - and 90s Bollywood music by Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam - playing. I grew up listening to them.

You've got to realise that your journey is your own and if you're trying to do something just because someone else has done it, it's probably not going to work out. Focus on your own path instead.

My father might not admit it, but he built a studio for me in our house so that I could practice. Music played a crucial role in his hard times and that is what inspires me.

I'd really like having a couple days of being a rock star, although I'd rather be a backup - like maybe the drummer for Muse... It would also be fun to be gorgeous, like be Charlize Theron, just for a couple of days.

I have a backup plan. Everybody should have a backup plan. I am a banker. The day you all get bored of me and don't want to watch my films, I will go back to banking.

You have to move on with your life at some point. You don't quit fighting, fighting quits you at some point. It's very unfortunate, but that's the nature of the beast. And that's one of those things, too, that I like to tell young fighters. Have a backup plan.

I created lots of characters in high school and college, and the first character I created in pro comics was Liana, Green Lantern of M'Elu, for a backup story in 'Green Lantern #162,' my first professional sale.