It can be evil or good-it depends on how you use it. It is up to the individual.

I love all the feminine things, pretty things. I have this thing for perfumes. I spent my first salary on make-up. It really wasn't all that much, trust me! Mr Rakesh Roshan didn't pay me much-the amount was negligible. I don't mind spending a couple of lakhs on a watch! I don't drink, I don't smoke, no vices, but-I'm a complete shop-a-holic.

But, if someone left me a million dollars, I'd invest it, and out of the interest, I'd open schools, sponsor needy children. See, the things I enjoy I can do with the money I already have.

I think that within reason, star prices are justified. You've got to see that, over a period of time, this is all they have. This is the only source of income, and the span of working is a few years. In a government job, at least you're guaranteed a set amount every month. Here, there are no guarantees.

What is wrong with stars doing ads? There was a time when the public didn't want to see stars with a product-today, it is only stars who can sell a product. It's completely individualistic.

I'm not really money savvy, I wish I was. My dad is a very shrewd investor and businessman, so I've left it all to him. If I had to control my money, it would be gone sooner than it came.

I think the world would be happier without money, but human beings being human beings would find some other medium to destroy themselves. I think money can ruin relationships, because not a lot of people know how to rise above something as trivial as money. Anything that you want too much of is bad, even multi-vitamins! Maybe I can speak like this because I'm a `have', and it's easy for me to discount something I take for granted.

-- As told to PUNAM MOHANDAS