Quotes from Riya Sen

I feel Bengali directors have offered me characters which have a story to tell and not just impress people because of what I wear in the film. That's the kind of roles I want to do.

I believe comedy is the toughest genre to bring alive onscreen, but it's something that I really enjoy doing as an actor.

Oh, Raima and I gel very well on screen. Our natural sibling camaraderie is evident once the cameras started rolling.

I definitely wanted to give acting a shot. And Mom helped me decide what I should do by insisting that my decision should be based on what I thought was right for me.

Shivam might not be as shy or as moody as me but he has a wanderlust as well. We both yearn to constantly travel.

I have been in Bombay for the last 18 years; I have been on my own. I have travelled wherever I've wanted to.

Chocolates tempt me a lot and I love binging on them. Sometime back, I had hogged so many of them that I had to go to Bangkok for treatment.

Everyone wants to be glamorous, no doubt, but I was so young when I came here. I was doing all these roles, wearing a mini skirt, running around and acting 'cute.' When I'd watch myself on screen I'd be like 'eeks, I can't believe that's me.'

I enjoy wearing a saree more than a mini skirt and maybe that has come off as bad acting in some of my films, because I didn't fit in there.

On the sets, Bharathirajaa would treat me like an adult even though I was just 16. One day, he slapped me. I was taken aback. I cried and went back to school. Then, he called me and said, 'You are like my daughter. Come back.'

Among the actors, I think my name has been misused the maximum number of times in the industry.

People who are my superfans will come to my app. Not everyone is going to come to the app. The superfans who come to my app will see the real me in a very different mode. That is the speciality of the app.

I am very fussy about my clothes and very moody as well.

I don't care if people compare me to my grandmother. I can never be like my grandmother. Nor was my grandmother ever like me. People may compare me with her or my mother, Moon Moon. But I am cool about it.

Marriage largely entails love, respect, honesty, understanding and trust between two people, which only you can create for yourself to make it last.

Every film that you are doing, you feel it's the best you've done, and you really enjoy it, until you move on to the next.

Well, Kolkata is home but I have got used to living in Mumbai too.

Actually, once you have a lot of work at hand in Mumbai, there's little free time to spend alone.

I never got the idea of the industry's understanding of the word 'sexy.' They always wanted me to wear a mini skirt or show some more cleavage. That's not sexy. You are sexy when you have a strong personality.

I've always been naughty but shy since my childhood, and comparatively Raima's always been an extrovert.

I have no problem in confessing that I drink alcohol but I always take it in a very limited manner.

I don't think you have to starve yourself or eat raw salads everyday to be healthy.

People think that just because I live in Mumbai, I'm not interested in Bengali films. But I want to act more in Tollywood because roles here are meatier.

As I've always been open to learning, directors have helped me with the nuances of acting.