Ms Ranaut has testified to the police in a criminal case filed by Mr Roshan, 42.

He has said that Ms Ranaut has lied about once sharing a romantic relationship with him, and that emails and photos that she claims came from him were actually sent by a man posturing as him online.

Ms Ranaut said that the criticism of her - partly because she has refused to cede that she may have been mistaken about whom she was communicating with - does hurt. But when it does, she said, "There's always cupcakes you can fall back on." Below are the highlights of her interview:

I am proud of my fragile body and sharp mind
If a woman is super successful, she is called a psychopath
My success is my sweet revenge against controversy
I am a self-pleaser, not a people-pleaser
We as women have been defending ourselves way too long
I don't find it humiliating when they call me a psychopath, witch or whore
If a woman is sexually active, she's called a whore
Women can kill with success and sarcasm, why use hands?
Sometimes you have bad days, but then you have cupcakes
My journey is extraordinary, from a village to here
I am not entitled to give my views on something which will be decided in court
I don't know how to be anybody else than who I am
It's been a roller coaster ride but I feel I am on the right track
It's unbelievable that women have been treated like object
Every attempt is being made to embarrass me

-NDTV