Sayani Gupta

“I know how a Manipuri is different from a Mizo or someone from Shillong. It's culturally very different... the food is also very different, and so is the language and dialect.”

“Probably I look different in different get-ups, so I can pass off as an urban and rural character, hopefully with the same kind of conviction.”

“My work or art form should represent the kind of world view I believe in.”

“I've always been interested in why do people behave in certain ways which are crazy from a normal point of view.”

“Even 'Posham Pa' is written by a woman so it's a perspective which I empathise with more.”

“One of the most difficult things I find as an actor is to laugh on cue. It is way harder than crying or other emotions. It's sometimes harder than yawning on cue.”

“We take so much for granted; we can't imagine life without our five senses. I sometimes would wonder what it would be like if I suddenly couldn't see one day.”

“Women are more meticulous and methodical. But on the other hand, I feel if you go on a male-dominated set, which is mostly any other set, you don't ask how it was to be on a male-dominated set.”

“I'm never happy with my work. I always go back home thinking I could have done so so much better.”

“There are very very few narratives in mainstream that are actually about the woman.”

“Four More Shots' Please wanted to show a bunch of women who have agency, are fierce but not apologetic about their life.”

“North-east films are still not on a national level. But 'Axone' is a mainstream film. I found the script very authentic and also very funny.”

“When I came to Mumbai eight years ago, I had a realistic approach. I was sure that nobody will give me work... And I was also very choosy about wheat kind of work I did.”

“If it is a good film, the audience will like it. They will take to it if it is made with a certain amount of integrity.”

“Human beings needed to slow down. We had been living a life full of hustle.”

“I did not work for a year after 'Margarita With a Straw'.”

“I'm neither excited nor worried when my film releases. As an artiste, I would definitely want people to like my work... that's why we are here. But I don't really sit up and look at reviews. I have never sat down to ponder over what others have to say.”

“Women should be portrayed as they are, authentically and truthfully.”

“I'm very good at solving mysteries.”

“I never had any apprehensions while shooting for intimate scenes, we are all actors. The only apprehension would be about who are the people who are working on that particular project.”