People do things on INSTAGRAM and put on a front and try to live a life that they MAY not really want to live, or don't truly BELIEVE in. And that's the life that they portray. That's not the REAL them. We all have to be more aware of what is that's really happening inside. Are we really standing for what we believe in?

I FIND I WORK BEST as a reactor, trying to PORTRAY something on a SCREEN musically. If I were a boxer, I'd be a counter-puncher.

Content FILMS necessary don't go by the content, they go by the EMOTIONS. Content films are about content whether you want to portray the content or sell it through humour, through seriousness, is a CHOICE of the filmmaker.

It is true that there are some SURFACE similarities between my MOTHER and Mrinalini's character SINCE both were successful commercial actresses in the 1970S in Bengali cinema. In that sense I have taken cues from my mother about how to portray the younger Mrinalini.

It's an AMAZING role for any actor, so deep and CHALLENGING. And Anne Frank was such an amazing person, I feel HONORED to portray her.

And I think when you're playing SOMEONE who is a real person, it's EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to take the time and put in the EFFORT to learn about who they are to be able to respectfully PORTRAY that.

For 'Astitva,' I needed actors who were GOOD and committed and could portray the CHARACTER's growth over a PERIOD of TIME - from 21 to 47 years.

I am a very blessed actor because I have ALWAYS got the CHANCE to PORTRAY various CHARACTERS.

Actors look at life in a different WAY. When I meet people, I know that one day I may portray that person or someone like them. It may be a cop or a HOMELESS guy. It helps you to pay more attention to people. EVERYONE I meet, I retain something from them, something from their PERSONALITY. It helps me to portray realism in my work.