Riya Sen

“Rituparno Ghosh and Bharathirajaa are two directors who were born to direct.They can make even a stone act.”

“I have always wanted to play the role of a village girl.”

“I tapped into my potential in Bengali films, which I don't think directors in Bollywood were able to understand.”

“I am not a bimbo actress like some people out there have made me look like.”

“I am on social media pretty often.”

“On the sets, Bharathirajaa would treat me like an adult even though I was just 16. One day, he slapped me. I was taken aback. I cried and went back to school. Then, he called me and said, 'You are like my daughter. Come back.'”

“Everyone wants to be glamorous, no doubt, but I was so young when I came here. I was doing all these roles, wearing a mini skirt, running around and acting 'cute.' When I'd watch myself on screen I'd be like 'eeks, I can't believe that's me.'”

“I am very fussy about my clothes and very moody as well.”

“I always wanted to do a web series where I play a negative character, or someone who's a druggie, or a spoilt child.”

“I do miss home, especially my parents, but my work keeps me occupied most of the time.”

“I grew up with Tagore and nobody ever expresses the emotion of love like he did and he understood women so well. He is the perfect man everybody dreams of, including me.”

“Actually, I do have a knack of pulling things off with a straight face, guess it runs in my family.”

“Every time my sister and I went on the set with my mother, everyone would be like, 'Oh my god, she's going to become a star.' So in my head, I always thought I was going to be an actress, but not so soon.”

“I have Kalpana Lajmi's 'Kyon.' It focuses on teenage crime. My mother will play my reel-life mother in the film. I am excited about it for the simple reason that I will do a film with my mother.”

“I was controversy's favorite wild child.”

“People who are my superfans will come to my app. Not everyone is going to come to the app. The superfans who come to my app will see the real me in a very different mode. That is the speciality of the app.”

“I am very fond of chocolates.”

“When you start your career, you act in all kinds of movies. You don't pick and choose. But later on, you may feel that there were some films where you should have given a second thought before saying yes.”

“I don't drink everywhere, as I am not a hard drinker. I also prefer not to drink in those parties where there is a huge gathering of people. For me, drinking is private.”

“I believe comedy is the toughest genre to bring alive onscreen, but it's something that I really enjoy doing as an actor.”