A biography for Koena Mitrahasn’t been written yet.
“In Kolkata, I had two bikes till I had an accident and had to give them up.”
“Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes.”
“I will do a dance number only if I'm convinced about how the director would present me. I'd do something only if the script demands.”
“A lot of people fear failures, struggling, they want overnight success and they live in their fake imaginary world.”
“I think everyone has his or her own style. So, I try to maintain what people have liked about me.”
“No one has the license to decide someone's fate.”
“Men want to know everything about the woman they are interested in. They kind of believe that a woman can't have her private space.”
“I am not in a hurry, I don't want to become a star overnight.”
“At the age of 18, I had participated in a beauty pageant. I represented India and won the title. That was my last competition. First and last.”
“I am who I am and that's all I'll ever be. Not perfect, nobody is.”
“I do not look like a traditional Indian, which works for me.”
“Unfortunately, you cannot find honest people everywhere and thusly, really have to watch what you reveal to certain people before you have really gotten to know their character.”
“In Bollywood they think if a leading lady can do one free-falling kick she's achieved the unthinkable.”
“Apart from being a trained dancer, I love exploring new styles of dancing.”
“I want to do films where the heroines get to perform.”
“People will sell you out for profit, that's just how people are.”
“As I am a Bengali and am used to conversing in Bengali and English, I thought my Hindi would show an accent.”
“Respect all faiths.”
“In Bollywood, once an actor becomes a fairly established name, he or she usually starts taking things for granted.”
“If you are working long hours make sure you get enough sleep.”