“I love watching the sunrise and sunset and the sky, the birds.”
“Do your best and leave the rest to God.”
“With my mom and dad around, I became a child yet again.”
“I believe there is a time for everything. Time changes, and you need to accept that. Else, you stagnate.”
“Life is about falling down, getting up, and moving ahead.”
“What we get at home is 100% organic food. We are also 90% vegetarian.”
“I don’t see things from a worm’s perspective but a bird’s perspective. I smile at problems.”
“When you have a good director, everything is taken care of.”
“It’s not that I am a difficult person; it’s just that I have certain strong likes and dislikes.”
“It is good to enjoy your life, follow your passion, do things that give you joy.”
“What’s important is to do good work and interesting roles.”
“Truth of life is that in difficult times, my family was my backbone.”
“I am a great fan of Rituparno’s films and have always nurtured a wish of acting in his films. I was very impressed with his ‘Chokher Bali,’ ‘Bariwali,’ and ‘Raincoat.’”
“During cancer, when I was flat out on the bed, I was so helpless. I wanted to do things my way, but it was not happening. I learnt to trust the process of life and letting other people also sometimes take control. I became more easy-going.”
“Procrastinating is a habit that I have to overcome.”
“I’ll be very careful about what kind of energy I’m inviting into my life and whether it’s going to be helpful for me or help me evolve as a person.”
“I wanted to be a complete person and realised that the well-being of mental health is extremely important in achieving that.”
“I was ahead of my classmates in some ways. While they were enjoying Mills & Boons, I was reading Ayn Rand.”
“I always wanted to be an acclaimed artist and to be at the top of my game.”
“I found that this life is a gift, and everything that comes with it is a gift.”
“I am looking to play powerful characters and as far as biopics are concerned.”
“Life is full of risks, and often, you have to take them. Just don’t be scared of taking one.”
“We need to live our truth. We need to discover ourselves. And no matter how much you prepare for everything, life will always find a way to surprise you.”
“We tend to not value anything that we get for free.”
“In the film industry, we work more on the basis of good faith and verbal commitments rather than legalities.”
“I don’t believe in harbouring ill feelings about anyone.”
“I like working with creative people who are receptive to new ideas, who want to do things that are different, who want to create films of a different mould.”
“After being diagnosed with cancer, one is in a lot of fear and anxiety about the anticipated pain and the painful treatment.”
“I cannot digest too much junk food. I just have it once in a blue moon.”
“I don’t have sugar and try to avoid it as much as possible. At home, I don’t have it at all.”
“I am a foodie, but my antennas are always up regarding the healthy and nutritional values of food.”
“It was a wonderful experience acting with Prasenjit Chatterjee, the reigning king of Kolkata’s film industry.”
“I am keen to do roles that are down-to-earth, appealing, and sensitive.”
“Cancer definitely rekindled my spirit. It made me realise that every human being has the capacity to overcome a huge setback.”
“Looks matter a lot, and it has always mattered. We always judge. I have not only been on the receiving end, but I have also judged others.”
“Being diagnosed with cancer helped me identify all that was wrong in my life. It also helped me search for the solutions. I discovered self-love; I learned to prioritise myself over others and, most importantly, realised that I had to love myself first before somebody else loves me.”
“I had kept notes during my cancer treatment, but I wasn’t sure what my outcome was going to be. A part of me wasn’t sure if I would make it into a book. If it was going to be morbid, I wouldn’t want to tell it.”
“If I am exhausted, I will pamper myself, take an extra nap, eat well, take a spa treatment.”
“We should value what we have and not take it for granted.”
“We think till the last minute that nothing can happen to us. But cancer will grab you by surprise, and then it’s too late.”
“I just don’t want to be known as the face for cancer. It is one part of my life. Yes, it was a major part because it changed me a lot, but that is not all my life.”
“Whether I live long or short is not the question: what quality that I surrounded myself is!”
“Cancer makes you realise that you will be dead one day. It’s so common seeing people dying and falling sick, but we aren’t really ever able to comprehend it ourselves. The realisation that I am here for a certain period of time and will be gone after that made me value my time and life.”
“When you’re sick, you actually realize how important health is.”
“Creative people are more emotionally charged, so I am a super sensitive person.”
“I knew right from the beginning that if I was going to write a book, I would write my version of the truth and then put it out there for people to decide if they will accept it or hate me.”
“I am very content being single. I don’t feel the need of someone absolutely having to be with me to make me feel like a woman.”
“For growth, I need to be challenged and excited about the project. I need to venture out into unknown territories.”
“One of the many joys of being an actor is to understand the human psychology.”
“I’ve been constantly under male gaze. In our movies, women are constantly objectified.”
“On the sets, I used to scare people. I team up with my level of people and sometimes do spooky things. I’ve inherited this from my mother, as she used to scare my neighbours by dressing up like a ghost.”
“Every actor prepares a scene in their own way. For me, it’s about understanding the scenario, the room I’m going to be working in, the obstacles in and around the frame, etc.”
“I don’t watch too many films.”
“I have to tell you this – as a teenager, I never used to see any horror films till I started acting in films.”
“I think cancer came into my life as a gift. My vision is sharper, my mind clearer, my perspective realigned.”
“The poor lifestyle I had been leading made my body susceptible to diseases. Had it not been cancer, some other malady would have struck me.”
“For a young, unexposed Nepalese girl, Bollywood was a terrifying experience.”
“When I got to know about my cancer, I was at the rock bottom of my life, and my work suffered for it.”
“There’s no substitute to hard work.”
“I take care of my health. I nurture it.”
“One has to stay dignified about whatever is happening in life.”
“Fame will go away; people will not have interest in your work anymore. That has to happen. To overcome, all you can do is reinvent and work hard.”
“There is nothing compared to the feeling of losing life. The moment when you are close to death is nothing but a profound experience.”
“I don’t take anything personally.”
“I’m a spontaneous actress, not a studied one.”
“I’ve decided that whether I succeed or fail, I have to give it 100 per cent. That way, at least I know I tried.”
“The moment I started watching my thoughts, I realized how futile fear is.”
“If you build your immune system, eat right, God knows how long you are going to live!”
“I would love to play Indira Gandhi.”
“When I’m in Kathmandu, I go out into the hills and go trekking.”
“Every director, when they make a film, their souls speak. The kind of stories they choose to make, it shows their souls.”
“I don’t watch my old films. It’s over and done with. I’m proud of my films, but who watches their movies after 20 years?”
“I feel that ‘Saudagar’ was the best debut for me. I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
“I firmly believe in mind over matter.”
“Wherever I go, I’m followed by trouble.”
“I come from a family where we were taught to love and respect every community and religion.”
“I’m a Hindu and a Nepali by birth.”
“I believe in all the secular values that Indian democracy is famous for.”
“I don’t miss what has passed. I am enjoying the present. I am not one of those people who live in the past.”
“Women have started speaking their minds, and men have graciously started accepting that. I love this.”
“I think I am more liberated as an artiste in my late 40s.”
“Being a woman, I want to look pretty in every phase of my life.”
“I have done my share of looking glamorous on-screen in many films.”
“Even after spending a substantial time in the entertainment business, before the release of a film, I am nervous.”
“I love working with the younger generation.”
“I think when an actress is good, roles in mid-forties is a great thing.”
“Some directors are like poets.”
“I feel somewhere there is a fault in this whole mindset of not accepting the natural process. To age gracefully, to accept life with grace has more beauty and charm. But you have to be fit and healthy. And that is something we should strive for.”
“I came from an affluent family, am well-known and well-read.”
“Cancer treatment is very expensive, and the process is painful and long. This is something that we have to collectively think about, on how to make it affordable.”
“Yes, I tend to be self-critical at times. This is because during my cancer period – while I was going through the whole process of treatment – I had time to reflect.”
“I do feel at a loss for not having a child of my own at times, very much so.”
“I think ‘Ek Chhotisi Love Story’ has really damaged me. People think they can compromise my reputation and get away with it.”
“By and large, I think female directors are far more sensitive.”
“I’m extremely unhappy with the projection of ‘Tum’ as a hot film. It’s demeaning not just to me but to the producer and director.”
“Earlier, I was traveling all over the world. Then I got married. Everyone presumed I had lost interest in my career. That was not true.”
“I was supposed to direct a film on Gautam Buddha. That didn’t work out. A pity, because the entire script had been written. It was in English.”
“I am completely a director’s actor. If the director gives me the liberty and freedom, then I give my inputs. Otherwise, I just follow instructions.”
“On one hand, I want to be successful and give my best to everything I do, but I don’t want to be too consumed by anything.”
“When I look at my audience, I think life has been kind.”
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