I had been acting from a very young age and also performing with a dance troupe, the Kalakshetra Dance Troupe, from city to city. I needed a break. After marriage I took time off. That break lasted 24 years! — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
The day I set foot in Hyderabad, I saw an animal being hit by a vehicle. The city did not have a shelter for the bleeding animal, and I brought it home. In less than a month, our house was… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
My school was one of the most beautiful places a child can grow up in. You are surrounded by nature - cats, dogs, birds… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
Rukmini Devi was an icon for all the Bharat Natyam students at Kalakshetra. I grew up watching her at dance school and I associate… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
During my growing up years, I always connected with men who respected women. — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
Birds and animals in the wild migrate every year to safer and nurturing pastures, leaving behind the old environment. After nurturing their young ones,… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
It's incredible being a woman. I was, of course, fortunate to have an Irish mother who is an empowered woman. She comes from the… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
A whole generation is moving away from highly ritualistic practices into a more thinking, spiritual process. By spiritual, I don't refer to a cult… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
Only a niche section of parents allow their children to take up courses on film and television. — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
Many times people tried to convince me about Ahimsa silk, but when I followed the chain of production it always ended with genetically modified… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
Each creature both great and small has evolved after millions of years of evolution serving an integrated and important part in the ecological balance… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
Filmmaking these days is so technically advanced. When I started off, we had to wait for two to three months to see the rushes.… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
There's is a fine line between living one's truth and looking good. — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
