Sharmila Tagore

“Obviously you do not want to upstage. Some people work like that. But I have never been that upstaging kind. I wouldn't want to upset anyone.”

“If you seek learning, it meets you somewhere down the road.”

“Society is patriarchal, so film industry by definition is certainly patriarchal. The male gaze dominated.”

“Except for the pollution, I love everything about Delhi.”

“To me, Satyajit Ray is just Manik da. Our relationship dates back to 1958, when he introduced me to the silver screen. I was just 13.”

“One has to do everything at the right time. That includes motherhood.”

“Bengal's indigenous art and craft is widely popular throughout the world.”

“I still vividly remember when I was working in 'Kashmir Ki Kali,' I had no idea about lip-syncing the song 'Diwana Hua Badal' sung by Asha Bhosle and the scene was to be shot in the Dal Lake in Kashmir.”

“Besides having lived and worked in Maharashtra for several years, working in a Marathi film was quite a challenge.”