Quotes from Mimi Chakraborty

Every girl wants to be pampered and I am no exception.

No one can beat Kolkata phuchkas! Gariahat, Vivekananda Park and Golpark are some of my favorite places to have phuchkas. Of course, my work doesn't allow me to gorge on them often.

I love it when the sunrays enter my bedroom in the morning.

People said 'Mimi doesn't know how to act and her diction is bad,' but my perseverance helped me overcome my shortcomings and here I am today.

My parents say I bond with kids very well, but I am always fighting with them. I don't know how to handle them.

I usually love to enjoy a lavish breakfast.

On Sundays, my favorite is alu paratha with kheer and jiggery.

A bright and sunny sky is an instant mood-lifter.

I have been vocal about various social causes in India and has actively taken up matters of gender equality, cruelty against animals, discrimination towards COVID-19 warriors, etc to the Parliament.

My mother makes a homemade hair oil with lots of natural herbs in it and I apply that once a week at night and wash it off the next day with an aloe vera-based shampoo.

Love should be celebrated every day.

If I sit idle for one day, I feel 24 hours of my life are wasted.

Basically, if I don't click with a person, I will never open up.

When a young male MP wears jeans and t-shirt no one objects, but they have a problem if a woman does the same.

We talk about equality, women's empowerment... yet we are now being trolled for wearing jeans. I haven't heard of male MPs being criticized for their clothes but when a woman MP wears jeans, that bothers an entire nation.

I am a mutton lover. I have mutton once a week.

During the lockdown, I saw many videos on social media which showed how COVID survivors were being attacked, doctors were being mistreated while they returned home, police officers were not welcome anywhere, I realized how disheartening it was!

I have become a mashi now, as my elder sister has delivered a baby girl.

I was an athlete when I was young and devoted a lot of time to sports.

It's difficult to go on diets when you are a foodie.

I am not a hypocrite to wear gloves while shaking hands with the people who come to meet me. But I like to maintain personal hygiene and take care of myself when I am not at work.

Kolkata is a place where you can pretty much find everything. From traditional wear to western wear - you name it and you will get it - that too at pocket friendly prices.

I really follow Balmain. I follow designers who make floral prints and bright-colored clothes.

I have always been very disciplined.