A biography for Deepti Navalhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't mind acting on TV if I have to play a mature, contemporary character. But I can't play a lehenga-clad lady in a saas-bahu serial.”
“I have always been fond of painting landscapes.”
“Turning to direction is an inevitable branching-out.”
“Writing my memoir and recalling and recollecting has been wonderfully enriching.”
“I have been selective from the very beginning. And I did get to work with some big names like Basu Chatterjee and Shyam Benegal, among others.”
“I had reached a dead end and that is when I took to trekking which took me to faraway places like Ladakh.”
“My two favorite actors are Naseeruddin Shah and Farooq Sheikh. I am happy that I got to work with them.”
“I have lived alone, by myself, for many years, so I feel I am my best company.”
“Choosing death is no solution, romancing life is a choice.”
“Once you discover Ladakh, I have never stopped discovering new things every time I travel there.”
“Yes, as you age, the roles obviously diminish.”
“Rituparno Ghosh was one of the finest filmmakers of India; I had seen his films 'Raincoat' and 'Chokher Bali' and I had always admired his body of work.”
“I am fearlessly independent. I have the courage to go against the tide and pay a price for my choices.”
“I never run away from things but confront them, and I preferred to stay on the periphery of Mumbai film industry.”
“My career has been very spaced out.”
“I think it's in a way my tragedy that people don't see me for the serious roles I have played.”
“I was a loner and would constantly find ways to drift away from crowd at social gatherings.”
“I played the submissive wife in 'Shakti' because I needed the money. But I'm glad I did.”
“It's exciting to step into the shoes of someone you have known and admired.”
“I became completely enamored of the idea that I would play someone I knew personally.”