Quotes from Koel Mallick

The most overwhelming factor was becoming a mother. The entire perspective of life changes overnight.

I get butterflies in my stomach. I'm so nervous that I can't bring myself to visit a theatre to catch the first show. But I do attend the closed door screening of the film, usually held a day ahead of its release.

Every film boils down to relationships. It is the way you look at things, at life and you bracket them.

Nothing can beat a jogging or even a stroll at a nearby park. But the most important thing in staying fit is watch your diet.

I started young in my profession, in my second year of college. I had to make a career choice. College life is the best time when you can hang around and do all kinds of crazy stuff. Everything clicked so well that the films started coming in bunches.

God has given everyone different palettes. I don't need to see what colours others have.

You won't believe when I attend any wedding I also enjoy biryani or even first fry or chicken cutlet. But I balance it out in my next meals. That's how it works.

Fact is, I won popularity with my first film itself. Since I got acclaim very early in my career, people weren't that critical of me.

Proper exercise and a balanced diet help you lose weight quickly.

Like every other mother in the world, my life too revolves around my child and his well-being. But I'm equally mindful of my responsibilities as a daughter, a wife and a daughter-in-law.

I have a problem with the present definition of commercial films. To me, 'Ghare and Baire' is an absolute mainstream film. There are also many films I have worked in that have been called art films by many. But I consider commercial.

Despite being a woman, somehow I have always found myself idolising male characters.

Highway' teaches one basic lesson, One God creating so many human beings, but all different in complexities, layers and charactersiticis.

Whenever you scream there is a lot of mixed feelings of excitement and fear. In fear when you scream, psychologically, you feel relieved.

I have had nightmares of not being able to finish my exam papers on time. Everyone is concentrating on their papers whereas I am not being able to write!

A director is the captain of the ship; he gets the vision of the film much before anyone else can. While I want to experiment with characters, I know a good director means I am in safe hands.

It's very important to know your body type before trying a particular exercise. It's also important to know why you are doing a certain kind of exercise. The technique should be correct.

As far as chemistry is concerned, the audience is the best judge. Professionally, I am supposed to look as convincing as possible opposite my hero.

Success has never gone to my head. Profession is important, no doubt, but it can't be of greater significance than your family. My priority is to be happy for as long as I live. Fame and money are after all, temporary.

With the pandemic crushing the world, I pray for everyone's health and well-being. I wish the world heals fast. Every morning I wake up with the hope that a vaccine gets invented soon to combat Covid-19.

My criteria has always been the script, director and character. But I also attach importance to the production house. After all, the banner has to go all out to present the film in a grand manner. I am ready to work with any house that is capable of marketing and packaging a film well.

It is very essential for people to spend time with themselves. It is also about understanding the importance of co-existence... where humans co-exist with the animals and all living elements. It is important for humans to understand that and not take life or the world for granted.

Thrillers excite me as an actor and I have always wanted to be a part of one.

We took the craziest cruises across Europe. And I went on a jungle safari in Ranthambhore. We stayed in the Ranthambhore Palace. We had heard that one gets to spot the tiger in the early mornings and every moment I was getting those Discovery Channel glimpses in my mind!