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“I always wanted to do good work and play strong parts.”
“I watch lots of American shows like 'Desperate Housewives' and so on.”
“The entire unit of 'Saath Phere' is like an extended family for me.”
“I've evolved with time and learnt from my daughter which designers and singers are in.”
“I'm was a very shy person, a very shy person and couldn't go to people in my college. We used to do plays, and I would never get the main female role. I would always get a boys' role because it was a girls college and I was a little taller than other girls.”
“I didn't want to get married to somebody just because I was ageing and wanted a child.”
“Traditionally, our society has always seen women as homemakers and men as bread-earners. The demarcations are engraved in stone, perhaps.”
“I have always received roles of strong women from the beginning.”
“The more trauma and bad experiences you have, the more you are able to laugh on yourself and the situation.”
“I'm a very shy person and find it difficult to ask for work even if I know somebody for ages.”
“What I went through in personal life had a big impression on my professional choices.”
“I think everyone is lonely whether you are in a good marriage or a bad marriage somewhere down the line you become lonely, and to get rid of that loneliness you have to try really hard.”
“It was a mistake not to marry at the right age. When you get older, even men aren't interested in you.”
“Every child needs both parents.”
“My profession is to change myself according to my role and I work hard on it.”
“In PhD, my topic was Stage Techniques in Sanskrit Drama - theory and practice. I wanted to combine my drama training with Sanskrit drama, which has a very rich history in literature.”
“I know people who've had dreams unrealised due to circumstances.”
“It's so strange that God has had his way of looking after me.”
“I have found ways to kill this ever-present feeling of loneliness. I try a new dish and experiment with food, I'll clean my cupboard, do the little things in the house, and I keep myself busy. I find things to do.”
“My mother was a Gandhian and very strict.”