Yes, I had arrived (artc - Juhi’s quote)

Smriti Iraani (Former Tulsi of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi)

"I hate the fact that I'm a product, which has to 'arrive' and make a mark"

I have no idea when I can be said to have 'arrived'. I do not aspire to 'arrive' on the yardsticks set by industry brokers. And I do not judge such things in terms of money. I hate the fact that I'm a product which has to 'arrive' and make a mark.

For me, the moment the audience accepts you and compliments you for your work, that is the moment when you feel you have made a mark. My audience is most important to me, not any other industry pundit. When you connect to your audience, everything else follows.

Ronit Roy (Mr Bajaj of Kasautii Zindagii Kay)

"Ronit will never say he has arrived; for then people will say Ronit has passed away"

"I feel I have not arrived as yet. I'm still struggling. That is what they say about life — life is about running; it is not about arriving at a destination. You reach one destination and from there you take a stepping stone to another. People who have done so many inspiring things in life want to do so much more. I still have to raise two children; my elder daughter is going to college now and I have two small children — so, there is so much to do materialistically too. Ronit will never say he has arrived; for then people will say Ronit has passed away! That would be the end of it. When you have been given a beautiful life, live it to the fullest. I still have much more to achieve in life.

Divyanka Tripathi (Vidya of banoo Main Teri Dulhann)

"It is not possible for a TV actor to say that he/she has arrived because there are a lot of highs and lows in the industry"

I can only say I have arrived when I am able to anchor Kaun Banega Crorepati (laughs) because you have to be a Shah Rukh Khan to say that. As long as you have a major project on television, you are on a high. But it is not possible for a TV actor to say that he/she has arrived because there are a lot of highs and lows in the industry. Materialistic happiness cannot define the arrival of an actor as it could happen that an actor does not get work for the next two years. Success is all about your popularity.

Rajshree Thakur (Saloni of Saat Phere)

"When renowned people from the industry appreciate my work, I feel good"

The first time I felt so was when people started saying: 'Look, she is Saloni' and when people came up to me and said: 'We watch your programme and we watch it for you. We really want to see you doing more work'. What was going through my mind at that time was: 'Ok, people have started recognising me'. I do not want to claim that I have made it big in the industry but when renowned people from the industry appreciate my work, I feel good. If you talk about materialistic happiness, I was very happy when I bought my first Vanity (van) (laughs). It was the high that came with buying something of my own that was related to my profession.

Juhi Parmar (Kumkum of Kumkum)

"When you get a title role, you have the confidence that: 'Okay, it's not just me, even others know that I am good'"

I feel I had arrived a long time back. It was when I got the title role of Shaheen and I was really appreciated for my performance in that show. I was just a couple of months old in this industry and I had got a title role! That gave me a sense of achievement, big enough for me to feel that I have arrived. When you get a title role, you have the confidence that: 'Okay, it's not just me, even others know that I am good'.

I think when everybody starts recognising you, be it in the industry or on the roads, you know that you have reached your audience. But true success is about creative satisfaction as well as recognition for your work. You can be anybody and earn money; you do not need to be an artiste. For me, it's when your art is recognised and people express their appreciation, that you feel 'I have arrived'.