Quotes About Transition

When I came to Mumbai from Indore, I knew nobody.

Initially, I was scared of living alone in a big city like Mumbai, which is nothing like Bangalore. I'm more comfortable now; it feels like a home away from home.

Actually, my real name is not Mona. It's Jasmeet. I changed it to Mona when I came to Mumbai.

We used to live in a rented house in Mumbai, and now we live in our own house. That, for me, is success.

I'm a loner, and I'm most comfortable living by myself, but Bengaluru is home for me, as my family is there. Having said that, once you come to Mumbai, you can't turn your back on it. I've grown close to Mumbai now.

Since I'm serious about a career in Hindi films, I'd have relocate to Mumbai.

I was born in Mangalore, where my nani lived, but was raised throughout in Mumbai.

I first came to Mumbai when I was very young. My mom is from here, and dad always had some work around here, so Mumbai always felt like a second home. I moved here when I was 16 and went to junior college here as well.

Everybody has to go through a struggle period, and I was no different. When I came to Mumbai from Delhi, I didn't know anybody, and all my relationships had to be built up from scratch, including my work relationships.

When I moved to Mumbai for college, it was bit of a culture shock.

I had a fantastic couple of years with Mumbai but I am now excited about the challenge with Rajasthan. It will be great to play alongside Ben Stokes, while any time you get to play in the IPL it is a fantastic experience.

It was only after moving to Mumbai that I was completely seduced by Bollywood.

I was an innocent Delhi girl, which is good for an actress, but worked against me when I shifted to Mumbai.

Actually, I came to Mumbai from Jamshedpur in 1991 to become an actor. I began searching for work and I was all alone and absolutely empty-handed, no craft and nobody that I knew.

I am basically a Delhi boy who has been living in Mumbai for the past 12 years.

In Delhi, I got a chance to assist someone on a documentary film. Then I moved to Mumbai. This was before the satellite TV. One had to assist a director for years before being able to direct a movie.

Doing theatre in Delhi didn't guarantee success in Mumbai.

I lost my mother to cancer, so once Masaba was born, my father moved from Old Delhi to live with me in Mumbai.

Even after coming to Mumbai in 1981, I did theatre for some time.

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

After completing school, I shifted to Mumbai in 2007. I started training under different teachers.

In 2004, I shifted to Mumbai and started working in theatre, along with working for corporates for 15 years. That helped me a lot in creating a different character for multiple shows.

I could not have chosen a better path after leaving Bayern Munich.

It was a big step for me to go to Bayern Munich. Of course, the expectations were different than at Dortmund, but that's what I wanted.