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> [I don't often get Indian girl roles because I'm 'not Indian enough.' Which is true - I'm from Texas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiya-sircar/i-don-t-often-get-indian-girl-roles-because-i-m-not-indian-enough/)

[Tiya Sircar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiya-sircar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/637/tiya-sircar-22322_enough_i-don-t-often-get-indian-girl-roles-beca_341788.jpg)

> [I discovered that there is Indian blood in my ancestry on my father's side - a fact that had not been talked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-quick/i-discovered-that-there-is-indian-blood-in-my-ancestry-on-my-father-s/)

[Diana Quick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-quick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/diana-quick-21114_about_i-discovered-that-there-is-indian-blood_753573.jpg)

> [I've been offered roles in Indian films, but I wanted my debut film to be from Pakistan. A lot of people think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/atif-aslam/i-ve-been-offered-roles-in-indian-films-but-i-wanted-my-debut-film-to/)

[Atif Aslam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/atif-aslam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/286/atif-aslam-11036_career_i-ve-been-offered-roles-in-indian-films_1211419.jpg)

> [If someone like Jennifer Lopez, who is the mother of two children, can still play strong, independent roles, why can't Indian heroines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richa-pallod/if-someone-like-jennifer-lopez-who-is-the-mother-of-two-children-can/)

[Richa Pallod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richa-pallod/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/richa-pallod-26793_children_if-someone-like-jennifer-lopez-who-is-th_2398699.jpg)

> [There aren't a lot of alternative roles for Indian actors. I think we've fallen short of portraying Indians in the media. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-eyre/there-aren-t-a-lot-of-alternative-roles-for-indian-actors-i-think-we/)

[Chris Eyre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-eyre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/chris-eyre-108621_actors_there-aren-t-a-lot-of-alternative-roles_3223809.jpg)

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