Top 44 Mandira Bedi Quotes

I don’t give two hoots about nasty comments. I can laugh over them when they are about me but it’s not okay to attack my family, my children. I can’t take it. My claws will come out.

At times, I find that TV today has taken so many steps backwards and has become so regressive as compared to the kind of wit in shows from the ’80s and ’90s.

We had applied for adoption three years ago, but it was during the lockdown that I felt the void even more.

You can’t put the blame squarely on one person. Casting couch is not just about one person who says ‘come and compromise.’ The other person is also willing to compromise. It’s always a two-way street.

We were looking for an older child since we didn’t want too much of an age gap between her and Vir. However, nobody matched the criteria. So, we were advised to extend our search across India. Within a week, we found Tara in a place near Jabalpur.

Working out genuinely makes me happy.

The cricket World Cup opened a lot of doors for me. People invite me to host shows and events.

I have always been on television in cricket hosting, anchoring reality shows.

My husband is the wind beneath my wings.

Balance does not come naturally to any working mother, I can assure you that.

My Tara has the love of a family. She will receive the education and care that will allow her to fulfill her potential wherever her dreams take her. As a parent, I have only unconditional love to offer.

I’m stressed when I don’t have crazy hours.

Insulting people doesn’t make you brave, bold, cool or courageous.

I have designed 150 saris.

I have never planned my acting career and was never ambitious.

I have worn saris a lot over the years, so designing them was like a natural progression.

I play a government agent in ’24.’

My 30s was the time that was riddled with insecurities.

I just take life as it comes.

Short hair is reserved for the questionable characters, the vamps.

Therapy shouldn’t be taboo, if it’s going to clear your head.

Hosting shows is a journey for me. I bond with the contestants.

There is no chance of retakes during live shows and that really challenges me.

I never got the right kind of roles.

I enjoy acting.

Now I finally know how painful it is for a mother to be working when her child needs her.

I don’t think it is very polite and respectful asking someone out during an interview.

Ever since I turned 40, I just feel people are appreciative of the fact that I am what I am.

‘Shanti’ made me a stronger person.

I gave birth to my son when I was 39, in 2011, as my contracts didn’t allow me to get pregnant. I was scared that if I get pregnant, it will be the end of my career.

Theatre is always going to be an important part of my life.

’24’ is such a game-changer.

There are a lot of TV roles that were offered to me after ’24,’ but I’d rather wait and come back with a season two of ’24.’

I have grown up in an environment of equality, so feminism is equality for me.

I was working with Prahlad Kakkar’s ad agency. Somebody saw me there and ‘Shanti’ happened.

I don’t make statements, I am not rude, and I have never used social media to attack people or to make points. I use it to spread positivity.

Anchoring or doing anything live is thrilling. But acting and playing different characters is also amazing.

We are lucky to be blessed with a baby on Father’s Day.

Motherhood is something that everyone should experience and I didn’t want to be left behind.

Dhoni is easily the best captain Indian team had ever had, whatever people say.

When I was pregnant, we decided that if it’s a girl, we would name her Tara and if it’s a boy it would be Vir.

Shanti was a strong woman who stood for many things. I would find myself standing up for the rest of the unit when the food served was bad.

After my parents, the one person who believed in me – more than myself – is my husband.

I play the role of a gangster’s wife in a web series, a cop’s wife in Hindi film ‘Vodka Diaries,’ a cop in ‘Adangathey’ and a gangster in ‘Saaho.’ So yeah, I have got all the roles covered.