Tisca Chopra

“I am planning to start my own production house and am keen on exploring some new ideas.”

“I dont eat after 7 pm or before about 10.30 am. I have a massive sweet tooth that I am constantly struggling to control, but I dont like alcohol, so thats a big plus. I do drink at least 2 litres of water a day, and include chia seeds in whatever form I can.”

“I didnt and I dont have any hesitation in playing mother on screen. If given a chance, I can even play a father.”

“People are used to seeing me in make-up and blow-dried hair but after a point I felt like pushing myself. As an actor, I try to inhabit the character. It is the way to tell people about your skills through your looks.”

“If you are unhappy, you cant raise a happy child. One should follow their passion and do something they like.”

“Once a female actor is 35 or 38, her utility as an object of sexuality is considered to be over. However, summer romances arent the only kind of films that can be made.”

“Yoga is my all-time go to exercise. When I travel, a yoga mat accompanies me.”

“For Mothers Day, we always gave mom a perfume and on Fathers Day, we gave dad a pen. Funnily, every year, we used to steal it from their drawer and give it back every year.”

“There is no rule on how your child will grow, and there will be a surprise on daily basis.”

“The mid-90s were really not the high point of fashion for anybody - I had a fashion disaster when I wore heavily sequined clothes which cut my armpits and I bled during the filming of my first movie!”

“My father, Subhash Chandra Arora, was the Principal at the ABJ School, and my mother was the headmistress.”

“Meryl Streep spoke about roles drying up. If that happened to her, can you imagine our plight? This is the reality of women performers all over the world.”

“The casting couch exists in every business where there is power dynamics and manipulation.”

“Its always nice to work with fresh directors. They bring such passion and enthusiasm to the work.”

“Acting Smart is a handbook to help one navigate through the industry. Ive spoken to filmmakers such as Imtiaz Ali and Raju Hirani, Boman Irani and other actors, as well as designers such as Manish Malhotra and Wendell Rodricks.”

“By nature, I am a straight-talker.”

“The pandemic hastened the dominance of the web as the chief agent of entertainment. Big experience films will of course stay on as the friends and family outing mainstay. But viewing has already shifted to personal screens where the choice of time and content stays with the individual.”

“In the middle of pandemic, who can match the energy of a child at home? I am so blessed to have wonderful people around me who help me out with stuff when I am not around.”

“Happiness comes from different things. The kind of exposure and reach you get from a film, it makes you happy. Any film that you do has a lot of reach.”

“I am very close to my daughter. I talk to her, not as a child, but as a young developing person.”