Top 40 Sayani Gupta Quotes

Four More Shots’ is high on the glamour quotient and has perfect looking women. But to constantly look perfect is quite exhausting.

Four More Shots’ Please wanted to show a bunch of women who have agency, are fierce but not apologetic about their life.

I think what ‘Four More Shots’ wanted to do from the word go is to create a narrative where women have the agency. None of the characters are perfect. They have their flaws.

I skip breakfast. I haven’t yet figured out what’s the best breakfast that doesn’t give me acidity. I drink warm water in the mornings with amla juice and triphala juice.

I’m never happy with my work. I always go back home thinking I could have done so so much better.

Women should be portrayed as they are, authentically and truthfully.

There are very very few narratives in mainstream that are actually about the woman.

Women are more meticulous and methodical. But on the other hand, I feel if you go on a male-dominated set, which is mostly any other set, you don’t ask how it was to be on a male-dominated set.

Axone’, of course, was on racism, but it was also a kind of representation that hadn’t happened ever before of the Northeast and the people from there. It was a nicely-written script; it was funny.

Human beings needed to slow down. We had been living a life full of hustle.

I’d like to see a day when we’re less obsessed with stars and give due credit to everyone who is involved in the process of filmmaking and a change in the obsession with fair skin.

Growing up, I would go to Darjeeling and Kurseong a lot and most of the locals would only talk to me in Nepali!

I do many commercials. All of them are interesting in their own ways.

We are all driven by our personal realities. Otherwise you are a saint or someone who has dedicated their lives to activism.

My eating mantra is, you should eat what your ancestors ate. It’s true that the quality of vegetables, fruits and meat is of no comparison from then to now, but in principle the staple is easily digestible if it was part of your evolution lineage.

In my opinion, empowerment is when women have the chance to do what they want to do and the courage to do what they want.

I know how a Manipuri is different from a Mizo or someone from Shillong. It’s culturally very different… the food is also very different, and so is the language and dialect.

A country can develop only when you ensure these basic rights, let them voice their opinion and give them basic education, hygiene, medication, portable water and when you empower that is true development.

When I came to Mumbai eight years ago, I had a realistic approach. I was sure that nobody will give me work… And I was also very choosy about wheat kind of work I did.

My priority as an actor is just to be doing different kinds of roles. I say no to anything I have done before.

Although I don’t know if I’ve ever felt like a ‘fan’ of anybody ever in my life, I’ve always loved Shah Rukh Khan. He was the one I loved most, you can say.

I believe in eating everything and love my rice and sweets. And eating it without guilt and worry… I feel that’s the best way to digest food. I don’t ever do a rigorous dieting normally.

Even ‘Posham Pa’ is written by a woman so it’s a perspective which I empathise with more.

But I don’t want to be stamped a serious actress. I am a very goofy person, too. I want to do mainstream films.

Probably I look different in different get-ups, so I can pass off as an urban and rural character, hopefully with the same kind of conviction.

I’m a greedy actor, craving for exciting parts to play.

I have been brought up around art. Even now, when I travel, I love going to museums and spend hours in front of paintings. Art is like oxygen for me. That’s what I miss in Bombay.

My mum knew if I got out of Kolkata, I wouldn’t return. So she made me sit for the entrance of St Xavier’s. But once I set foot in Delhi, there was no returning.

I’m very good at solving mysteries.

I’m not one of those who gets star struck at all, I don’t feel I should give someone so much importance just because they are famous.

I heard Hindi film songs only on Chitrahaar, when my next door neighbour would increase the volume of her TV.

While in college, we used to go for art exhibitions, theatre shows and music concerts. I have spent a lot of time around Mandi House. At that time, Bharangam Theatre Fest used to be a big thing, and it was a total delight watching plays and performing at the fest.

I never had any apprehensions while shooting for intimate scenes, we are all actors. The only apprehension would be about who are the people who are working on that particular project.

I have always stayed away from works that objectify women or is misogynistic or politically incorrect.

My uncle has a VHS collection of over 20,000 films.

I have a personal trainer who comes home. I work out three times a week for an hour each and focus on concentrated body weight training and cardio. Honestly, I don’t always work out if I am too busy with shoots.

My father, a musician who worked with All India Radio, is no more. My mother had a government job at BSNL and was always opposed to my career in acting. She had seen the life my father had lived and did not like it.

I’ve seen and always been extremely aware of racism… casual racism, serious racism… all of that.

I would love to act in Bengali movies, but the work culture here is pathetic.

I abhor badly-written characters and any character, be it man, woman, any character in the film. If it is a well-written character, it will come across as strong.