Koel Mallick

“Success has never gone to my head. Profession is important, no doubt, but it can't be of greater significance than your family. My priority is to be happy for as long as I live. Fame and money are after all, temporary.”

“Life is tough, but mothers are tougher.”

“It is very essential for people to spend time with themselves. It is also about understanding the importance of co-existence... where humans co-exist with the animals and all living elements. It is important for humans to understand that and not take life or the world for granted.”

“I enjoy yoga a lot. Dhanurasana, Matsyasana and Pranayama are my favourite.”

“When a film engages a lot of family members, then automatically a sense of nostalgia works for them. That once upon a time they were a part of a joint family.”

“Fact is, I won popularity with my first film itself. Since I got acclaim very early in my career, people weren't that critical of me.”

“With the pandemic crushing the world, I pray for everyone's health and well-being. I wish the world heals fast. Every morning I wake up with the hope that a vaccine gets invented soon to combat Covid-19.”

“Thrillers excite me as an actor and I have always wanted to be a part of one.”

“Now I know what it feels to be a working mother - it's a mixed feeling. A part of me wants to face the camera, the other wants to stay with my son. But I am sure when the camera rolls, I'll forget everything else.”

“I feel, it is essential to see oneself on-screen so as to be a better judge of one's performance.”

“A director is the captain of the ship; he gets the vision of the film much before anyone else can. While I want to experiment with characters, I know a good director means I am in safe hands.”

“I get butterflies in my stomach. I'm so nervous that I can't bring myself to visit a theatre to catch the first show. But I do attend the closed door screening of the film, usually held a day ahead of its release.”

“I cannot take rest during the day, no matter how fatigued I am.”

“When you are living a character, the emotional graph comes pretty organically.”

“When I get my script in hand, I make it a point to completely know my script well. It is something that comes automatically to me. That is my basic homework.”

“Like every other mother in the world, my life too revolves around my child and his well-being. But I'm equally mindful of my responsibilities as a daughter, a wife and a daughter-in-law.”

“We act as romantics before the camera to make people understand there is actually no love once the freshness is gone in certain journey of life.”

“You know, exercise should always be fun otherwise you don't feel motivated enough to hit the gym regularly.”

“As an actress, I would love to know the marks given to me by the audience. In the beginning, I used to take reviews very seriously. Then, most reviews had different things to say.”

“I have a problem with the present definition of commercial films. To me, 'Ghare and Baire' is an absolute mainstream film. There are also many films I have worked in that have been called art films by many. But I consider commercial.”