Himani Shivpuri

“Serials are for money, movies are for eternity and theatre is for self- satisfaction.”

“I was a flamboyant girl who participated in debates and all.”

“I was one of the good-looking, educated actors, and that is like a disadvantage in theatre!”

“I believe that teaching is one of the most noble professions and it's no easy task to shape the minds of the next generation.”

“Whenever I am in Delhi, I must visit Nathu's for its chaat. I love shopping at Lajpat Nagar and Khan Market.”

“I don't connect with shows where we have women looking ultra-glamorous all the time, including in the kitchen.”

“Television takes an actor to each and every home, but the life of a television actor is only as long as the soap runs.”

“I can say that if anyone has worked to save the mountains, they are women.”

“I used to think that Bollywood is a place where actresses are required to expose. I didn't want to act in films.”

“Thanks to my father, there's a teacher in me also.”

“I joined the National School of Drama in the 1980s and for anyone who joins the NSD, they eat, sleep and breathe theatre for three years.”

“Look at films like 'Raazi,' 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' and 'Padmaavat'... women in our film industry have changed the whole scenario. They are no less than our male actors.”

“I have no idea how I got COVID-19.”