Quotes from Rituparna Sengupta

I can cook a five-course meal.

Bengal is a very important seat of cinema for me. I can't even think of giving it all up.

I want people, who don't care about their partners be treated harshly. Marriage is supposed to be a bond of love and affection. Women should start thinking independently when it comes to issues like rape.

I am very much a product of commercial cinema in Tollywood, and people ask me why I don't do masala films in Hindi. I am very eager to do them, but somehow I am perceived as a serious actress here.

By nature, a woman is independent though she can have bindings. But, she is a lone performer.

I got my name, fame, identity and even my National award from Bengali cinema.

I am a big fan of the late Dr. Vishnuvardhan, late Ambareesh, Shivarajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar.

I start my day with warm water with a few lemon drops.

Being a superstar is a big responsibility.

I feel I like portraying women-centric roles, since I can express pent-up frustrations and suppressed feelings lying deep inside a female soul.

I am sure it will connect with the masses. 'Good Morning Sunshine' has beautiful script, great actors and a very sensitive director, Sanjoy Nag.

I was clearly the singing and dancing actor. When I was picked for serious roles, it came to me as a surprise.

Revenge isn't a show of strength; it weakens you.

I never planned to become an actor but destiny had its own plans.

What I really miss about Mumbai's Durga Puja is the positivity and the synergy.

It is a challenge to portray to women of different generations and their complexities and hopes and agonies as a woman.

During summer, I only wear cotton and linen.

As a mother I had to sacrifice a lot due to the pressing demands of my career.

I like my face sans make-up - a dash of lipstick and a little mascara.

I love how South Indian films depict life and love.

If you want to eat something, go ahead, but make sure that you balance it out. Don't deprive yourself, after all you get only one life.

Saris are beautiful and always in. I don't mind experimenting with drapes.

Everyone has their way of expressing themselves. Fashion and style are very personal.

Criticism is good because it helps finding the faults in me.