I am a great fan of Rituparno's films and have always nurtured a wish of acting in his films. I was very impressed with his 'Chokher Bali,' 'Bariwali,' and 'Raincoat.'
I wanted to be a complete person and realised that the well-being of mental health is extremely important in achieving that.
During cancer, when I was flat out on the bed, I was so helpless. I wanted to do things my way, but it was not happening. I learnt to trust the process of life and letting other people also sometimes take control. I became more easy-going.
When you have a good director, everything is taken care of.
In the film industry, we work more on the basis of good faith and verbal commitments rather than legalities.
I just don't want to be known as the face for cancer. It is one part of my life. Yes, it was a major part because it changed me a lot, but that is not all my life.
The poor lifestyle I had been leading made my body susceptible to diseases. Had it not been cancer, some other malady would have struck me.
I feel somewhere there is a fault in this whole mindset of not accepting the natural process. To age gracefully, to accept life with grace has more beauty and charm. But you have to be fit and healthy. And that is something we should strive for.
What we get at home is 100% organic food. We are also 90% vegetarian.
It was a wonderful experience acting with Prasenjit Chatterjee, the reigning king of Kolkata's film industry.
Cancer definitely rekindled my spirit. It made me realise that every human being has the capacity to overcome a huge setback.
On the sets, I used to scare people. I team up with my level of people and sometimes do spooky things. I've inherited this from my mother, as she used to scare my neighbours by dressing up like a ghost.
I believe there is a time for everything. Time changes, and you need to accept that. Else, you stagnate.
I came from an affluent family, am well-known and well-read.
I don't see things from a worm's perspective but a bird's perspective. I smile at problems.
