Deepti Naval

I like to read people's gestures and implement them into my acting.

— Deepti Naval

My two favorite actors are Naseeruddin Shah and Farooq Sheikh. I am happy that I got to work with them.

— Deepti Naval

Writing my memoir and recalling and recollecting has been wonderfully enriching.

— Deepti Naval

In my career, I have made the right choices, but somehow, as an actress, I wish I had done more films.

— Deepti Naval

My family has always appreciated and supported me for my choices.

— Deepti Naval

I played the submissive wife in 'Shakti' because I needed the money. But I'm glad I did.

— Deepti Naval

I have lived alone, by myself, for many years, so I feel I am my best company.

— Deepti Naval

Everybody is an actor, whether you play the main lead or one of the supporting characters.

— Deepti Naval

I have been selective from the very beginning. And I did get to work with some big names like Basu Chatterjee and…

— Deepti Naval

I loved the cinema of Basu Chatterjee, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Bhattacharya. Their movies were close to life, yet heart-warming.

— Deepti Naval

My painting and writing has always been parallel. That's why probably where my colleagues have done 300 films, I have done only…

— Deepti Naval

Rituparno Ghosh was one of the finest filmmakers of India; I had seen his films 'Raincoat' and 'Chokher Bali' and I had…

— Deepti Naval

I don't know about the public and the industry, but I am an all-time Sanjay Leela Bhansali fan. His cinema is completely…

— Deepti Naval

I have been around for more than 30 years and it has been quite a journey. It had its glorious moments on…

— Deepti Naval

Where is the need to go deep into the character and all that? Concentrate on one thing - looking beautiful in front…

— Deepti Naval

I've had a weakness for Bengali directors, be it Rituparno Ghosh, Aparna Sen, or Goutam Ghose, because of their sensitivity towards cinema.

— Deepti Naval

A lot of youngsters come and tell me they are inspired by me and my films. When we were doing them, we…

— Deepti Naval

I am not a trained actor, and for me, getting under the skin of a character, living their lives, is important, or…

— Deepti Naval

This kind of devotion doesn't exist anymore, that you would spend half your life in love with somebody and you never even…

— Deepti Naval

Directing the television serial, 'Thoda Sa Aasman,' was a good learning experience and I can empathize better with producers.

— Deepti Naval