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I travel quite a bit.
I am a Bengali, I like my rice.
What is my truth can not be your truth.
We've always had very strong women in my family.
It's really rewarding working with young people.
You are who you are, why should you deny your past?
Except for the pollution, I love everything about Delhi.
If you seek learning, it meets you somewhere down the road.
Aradhana' was a very big hit while 'Avishkaar' is a cult film.
You cannot force anybody to honour somebody. You can only ask.
If I played a vamp I would be rejected by the audience outright.
I don't think that cinema is bigger than family as an institution.
One cannot afford to be nostalgic about the past and cling onto it.
In 1963, when I joined Hindi film industry it raised many eyebrows.
One has to do everything at the right time. That includes motherhood.
I find I am growing fonder of gardening, listening to music and reading.
Bengal's indigenous art and craft is widely popular throughout the world.
Every age bracket has to be respected and it should be embraced naturally.
Being a Bengali, I have kept in touch with the cinema of my mother tongue.
I dropped out of college before graduation. I opted to begin work as an actress.
On the sets, I am just an actress, and I am okay with whoever I am working with.
There was a time in my life when I used the word 'crap' regularly and unthinkingly.
The best encouragement is when your films run and people who watch it say 'Well done.'
My life changed when I was introduced to Satyajit Ray. It was acting for me thereafter.
I felt so much closer to my mother after I had babies. It bonds a mother and daughter more.
I live by my own values and if I'm appreciated for the qualities I value, that is enough for me.
I was brought up in a Bengali family. We were three girls and never made to feel any lesser than men.
Society is patriarchal, so film industry by definition is certainly patriarchal. The male gaze dominated.
It's been a great advantage and a privilege to have the Tagore surname. Wherever you go, you are recognised.
I do practice active gratitude. In my thoughts, actions words I am deeply grateful for what life has given me.
The only time I used to regret being a woman was when I had to use the toilets on sets when I would be shooting.
When I came to Bombay, as it was called in my time, it was filled with people from everywhere, Kashmir to Kerala.
Besides having lived and worked in Maharashtra for several years, working in a Marathi film was quite a challenge.
There's nothing like young children's energy... They are always curious, and enthusiastic about many different things.
When you come to the set, and are aware of the limitations of the script or the director, don't expect the pigs to fly.
In my time, Mother's Day wasn't celebrated the way it is now. In fact, there used to be no Mother's Day for a long time.
I want to highlight this, that to make meaningful cinema, we really need an enabling environment and freedom to express.
The fact that I am getting a doctorate in spite of being a college drop-out proves that the world can be your university.
My first mother's role was in 'Aradhana.' But after that in mid to late 1980s, I was being offered more roles of mothers.
Thanks to multiplexes there are lots of experiments going on and we have some great directors like Sujoy, Shoojit, Dibakar.
I don't enjoy going to a very big wedding or a party or a huge gathering where there are lots of people. I enjoy small groups.
When you are doing a film for money or to help a friend out, be clear about the motives and then finish what needs to be done.
I'm an actor by choice and I love facing the camera. There's a little bit of exhibitionism in all of us. We like the limelight.
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.
When a film is released, anywhere in the country, exactly in the same place people laugh, cry, get bored, what is that, but commonality.
The craze for the 'taant er sari,' terracotta pottery or Bengal jewellery will never wane because Bengal portrays unparalleled diversity.
A Tagore surname signifies an association with aesthetics and all the best things of life. It's enriching both personally and professionally.
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.
Being here and receiving appreciation from the people here in Nantes has a special appeal. But I do believe I have worked hard for it. Very hard.
Satyajit Ray has played a very major part in my career. He was the one who gave me the launch platform when he selected me for his 'Apur Sansar.'