“I vividly remember my first meeting with Farooque Shaikh. It was in 1975. I had just returned from New York after completing my graduation and was looking for opportunities to begin a career as an actor.”

Indian-American actress, director, and writer

Deepti Naval is an Indian-American actress, director, and writer, active mainly in Hindi cinema. She has 100 quotes on the site and is known as one of the leading actresses of parallel Indian cinema. Naval is noted for playing emotionally sensitive women across a wide range of films. Her work as an actress, along with her directing and writing, has made her a familiar figure in Indian film, especially in roles that favor quiet feeling and interior depth.