Sayani Gupta

“I think what 'Four More Shots' wanted to do from the word go is to create a narrative where women have the agency. None of the characters are perfect. They have their flaws.”

“As an artist, there are times when you need to take a leap of faith... For me, it's important that the gaze is correct.”

“I'm not one of those who gets star struck at all, I don't feel I should give someone so much importance just because they are famous.”

“I only would say yes to a film, do a film or any project, if I think I would watch it. Whether the audience will like it, not like it, how will they take to the film, these are not things in your control and you shouldn't bother about them.”

“I do many commercials. All of them are interesting in their own ways.”

“I am terribly lazy . So, if I don't have to get out of the house, I will sleep away the entire day.”

“I, for one, believe TV is something you can do without - it colours the way you look at things and people. It's not the best exposure for children, growing up.”

“I am no star. Nobody recognises me on the street.”

“I'm dying to do a masala Bollywood film with typical song and dance. But having said that, my character in the film should have her own point of view. I won't play a role who has no brains.”

“My mum knew if I got out of Kolkata, I wouldn't return. So she made me sit for the entrance of St Xavier's. But once I set foot in Delhi, there was no returning.”

“I can never do something that I am not 100 per cent convinced about.”

“I abhor badly-written characters and any character, be it man, woman, any character in the film. If it is a well-written character, it will come across as strong.”

“My priority as an actor is just to be doing different kinds of roles. I say no to anything I have done before.”

“Although I don't know if I've ever felt like a 'fan' of anybody ever in my life, I've always loved Shah Rukh Khan. He was the one I loved most, you can say.”

“I have been brought up around art. Even now, when I travel, I love going to museums and spend hours in front of paintings. Art is like oxygen for me. That's what I miss in Bombay.”

“Growing up, I would go to Darjeeling and Kurseong a lot and most of the locals would only talk to me in Nepali!”

“My father, a musician who worked with All India Radio, is no more. My mother had a government job at BSNL and was always opposed to my career in acting. She had seen the life my father had lived and did not like it.”

“I started doing theatre more seriously in college.”

“I think I'm a humanist. I believe all humans should have equal rights to live, express, flourish, love and dissent, irrespective of their gender, caste, class, socio-economic strata, disabilities, political stance, religion or faith.”

“Four More Shots' is high on the glamour quotient and has perfect looking women. But to constantly look perfect is quite exhausting.”