A biography for Rasika Dugalhasn’t been written yet.
“The thing about comedy is that you don't have to play funny.”
“Film is my favourite without a doubt. I am a film romantic and I love the grandeur of cinema. Dark theatres and big screens are my first love.”
“A well-written character is one where you don't know in which direction it's going; the character could spring a surprise any moment.”
“I like to watch actors while they are acting, how they hold their attention when so many people around are there to distract them. It's difficult.”
“It is very difficult to make something like slice-of-life interesting. I don't think many people have done the slice-of-life dramas as good as TVF has done it.”
“The problem is never the audience, it has always been the distribution. The digital space is proof that the audience is quite accepting.”
“There is room and time for multiple tracks to flesh out in the web space. I enjoy this format.”
“I like a sensitive script, interesting and respectful directors and co-actors, producers who understand the creative needs of a project. A happy unit in which everyone collaborates to try and make something compelling.”
“I feel it's important to familiarize yourself with the world that the character inhabits.”
“In the digital space, writers and directors get time to build and establish a character.”
“So, I do not work towards fame but if it happens to me, I won't say no.”
“Naseer Sir taught me while I was a student at the Film and Television Institute of India. Anything I know about acting is thanks to him.”
“As an actor, it is my job to prepare for the role I am playing.”
“Whenever I work on a role, I always allow it to subconsciously take me to a place that is magical and unexpected, rather than consciously driving it to a place.”
“I couldn't be happier with my career.”
“A good working relationship between an actor and the director is very important. It takes a while to build a comfort zone because filmmaking is a long process so it is important to connect with people you work with.”
“In acting, I've found my soulmate.”
“The biggest quality of good actors is that they know how to respect their co-actors, whether they are as big a name as them or not.”
“Our family get-togethers are about the stories such as my uncle who walked across the Indo-Burma border, or a woman who gave birth in a ship carrying refugees etc.”
“Filmmaking, it has been my first love.”