Words matter. These are the best Amala Akkineni Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Doing films is not fun or glamorous as it seems.
Filmmaking these days is so technically advanced. When I started off, we had to wait for two to three months to see the rushes. But now you can see every scene on the monitor and you can see your work immediately.
Ereena is a commendable mission for both women empowerment and environmentally sustainable Ahimsa silk.
Children don’t have anywhere to go except cinema halls, malls and restaurants. All three aren’t ideal places for kids to grow up in.
My school was one of the most beautiful places a child can grow up in. You are surrounded by nature – cats, dogs, birds and buffaloes everywhere.
I never imagined I would wear a silk sari as I practice Ahimsa.
The animal birth control and anti-rabies programmes, which are under the threat of being altered or discontinued, need to be strengthened in order to address the issue of the stray dog menace.
People love a good thriller that makes them sit on their edge of their seats.
I had to take a decision. Do I pursue dance, my passion, or help my mother out? The movies beckoned.
Yes, I am a Bengali but I am sorry I can’t converse in Bengali.
I pick up pieces at Fabindia or The Deccan Story in Hyderabad. The owner of the store, Keerthi Reddy, does lovely customised outfits, including khadi kurtas with a soft lining.
You have to be innovative and creative to make yourself employable.
Like Hyderabad you can’t shoot outside in summers. Similarly, Delhi gets scorching in summers.
When the Hyderabad Chapter of TFI approached me to be a part of their Leaders in Classroom event, I readily agreed to be a part of it. It was a great classroom experience. I really enjoyed myself. The kids were very expressive and it was heartening to say the least.
I have grown up in Chennai, so I speak Tamil fluent.
Both Naga Chaitanya and Akhil are in the movies. They both insisted on being launched outside the home banner .They were very clear that they didn’t want a home launch.My husband and I are very proud of them.
Only a niche section of parents allow their children to take up courses on film and television.
I do not make resolutions for New Year, but visualise and plan things.
Nutrition is the topmost priority for me with my pets at home as well as for the team at Blue Cross.
We live in a country with a vast majority of people below the poverty line. Our natural resources are limited and getting scarcer.
There’s innocence in a young mind, say 18 or 21, writing a script. But we have to acknowledge that they have to open up to life’s experiences to be able to add those layers of depth into the script.
I can’t hang out for roles but if something meaningful comes my way I don’t say no.
Not many people know that I am a Bengali actually.
My father was from East Bengal. Having lost everything to the Partition, he came as a refugee.
I don’t feel the need to act. But if I really like the role and it doesn’t demand much of my time, maybe.
Many times people tried to convince me about Ahimsa silk, but when I followed the chain of production it always ended with genetically modified silk moths that could not fly. There was nothing Ahimsa about it.
I had been acting from a very young age and also performing with a dance troupe, the Kalakshetra Dance Troupe, from city to city. I needed a break. After marriage I took time off. That break lasted 24 years!
It takes the farmer 10 kgs of vegetation to feed the animal in order to produce 1 kg of meat. In other words a meat eater consumes 10 people’s food!
Everyone is born with it but, unfortunately, our society and culture are programmed to kill creativity.
While growing up we all did our own work’ I remember, we had a sign on our bathroom door which said ‘Gandhiji cleaned his own bathrooms, so must you.’
I speak Tamil and Telugu better than Bengali.
I have never looked back on what I have done. Instead I am looking for new things to do.
I don’t think I am as useful as a bat is to the society.
I am half Bengali and half Irish by birth.
A story has to have several layers to sustain audience interest in each episode.
Most parents feel traditional professional courses will give their children a stable future.
Many a time when magazines reported that Nagarjuna was spotted with a lady, I was present at that very event. They could be referring to me, as they might have not recognised me.
It’s incredible being a woman. I was, of course, fortunate to have an Irish mother who is an empowered woman. She comes from the western culture where women’s rights and empowerment happened much earlier in the 19th century.
War is such a wasteful activity.
Personally, I have met many widows who’ve been thrown out of their homes. I had done a fund-raising event to help widows supported by Bala Vikasa group in Warangal.
There has to be a mutual respect and trust for any marriage to work.
I am working for various NGOs and looking after my home.
Critical thinking and curiosity are the key to creativity.
When you start off as a dancer, you don’t become one overnight; you must train for more than a decade.
It is important to sensitise children about animal behaviour as it will help develop a healthy curiosity towards nature.
