Quotes from Konkona Sen Sharma

Mainstream cinema exists in most large industries and then there is the alternative cinema which does not follow the conventions of the mainstream movies. But when your film is small and does not have A-listers, then you have a limited budget and it becomes hard to release your film.

I love working with my mother. I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for her. She is one of the best filmmakers and she has always given me absolutely fantastic roles.

My mom is well read in English and Bengali, and my dad is a humorist, science writer and a futurist.

I know that my worldview is not a majoritarian one, that it's not a popular way of thinking.

I am very comfortable doing Bengali films because it's my mother tongue, which enables me to emote well, and my home is there too.

'A Death in the Gunj' is set in 1979 and we had to mute a joke that referred to Indira Gandhi. The censors also wouldn't allow the tortoise that some of the characters talk about to be called Kalidas because it's the name of a respected poet.

I directed 'Death in the Gunj' which released in 2017. It got very good reviews and a few awards but did not do well at the box-office. But I'm not bothered. I made the film that I wanted to make. It was not a film for everyone.

I wish that Bollywood weren't so youth and beauty obsessed when it comes to women. I think it is very 'under representative' of women in their 30s.

Those of us who live in Mumbai or Delhi have notions about what women who live in Bhopal, or smaller towns, are like; and that perception is wrong. Some people are scared by how complex and subversive these women's lives can be.

As soon as a good script comes my way, I waste no time in signing a project.

There is a fine line between guilt and innocence.

I don't like this word, 'Feminazis,' or 'libtard.' I don't like these words, because I feel there's no true understanding of the word 'feminism,' there's no understanding of the word 'liberal,' and I find these very derogatory and insulting.

Every community is important in its own way and every community has its place within our country. But there is some integration between communities, that is a beautiful thing.

My mom single-handedly brought up two girls, although my father was also a large part of my life.

I do yoga; have been doing it for a long time now.

Who are these people who are taking these decisions of casting only young actors in films? It is the filmmakers and the film producers. I don't know if that is what the audience wants because I really believe that masses respond to a good story.

'A Death in the Gunj' is slightly off-beat in part, not financially lucrative as one would want. But that is a conscious choice that I have made.

Acting has not been a smooth sailing journey.

My parents are my best friends and I would tell them things that I would tell nobody as they would never judge me and would always support me.

I'm not too keen on dancing, I can't dance too well.

It's not like I have anything against it, I just chose the kind of films that appeal to me, and mindless entertainers don't often appeal to me.

The kind of films I do and I've done don't have song and dance sequences.

I'm very used to being misquoted.

It is quite hard to be a working mother. At the same time, it is hugely rewarding. I have learnt to appreciate working mothers everywhere because millions of women are doing that, including my maid.