Deepti Naval

I always thought I wouldn't do well on stage.

— Deepti Naval

My career has been very spaced out.

— Deepti Naval

I can never turn my back on acting.

— Deepti Naval

I feel envious of people who have been connected to music throughout their lives.

— Deepti Naval

I wanted to belong to the films which were trying to say something.

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I had reached a dead end and that is when I took to trekking which took me to faraway places like Ladakh.

— Deepti Naval

When I was shooting for 'Ankahee,' I had to visit the women's ward of a mental hospital to study the role.

— Deepti Naval

I think it's in a way my tragedy that people don't see me for the serious roles I have played.

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'Heartless' is a rare commercial film where I have a substantial role.

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When roles that mattered to me started drying up, I took to the brush and camera to connect with myself and the…

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

— Deepti Naval

It's okay to do a small role in mainstream cinema like 'Aurangzeb' or 'Yaariyan.' But it's films like Rituparno Ghosh's 'Memories Of…

— Deepti Naval

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

— 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…

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

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

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

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As I have begun to write my memoirs, I have begun with my childhood; memories which were hidden, suddenly appear before you,…

— Deepti Naval

On a flight, I saw the 'Chashme Buddoor' remake. It did nothing to me. It had no impact. Watching the remake, I…

— 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

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

— Deepti Naval

Each and every role I have done has been a conscious decision.

— 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

Personally, my favorite Farooq Sheikh performances are 'Bazaar' and 'Garm Hava.'

— Deepti Naval

I became completely enamored of the idea that I would play someone I knew personally.

— Deepti Naval

I love writing. It is the closest thing to me after being an actor.

— Deepti Naval

Every decade there's a new trend of films. Something else is more liked by the audience, something else is more popular.

— Deepti Naval

I am a seriously independent woman and I want people to know that.

— Deepti Naval

I used to walk miles to make a single phone call. Look how things have changed today.

— Deepti Naval

I put my thoughts through my work - be it painting, or simply writing.

— Deepti Naval

Women no longer look at relationships conventionally, and neither should films.

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Once you discover Ladakh, I have never stopped discovering new things every time I travel there.

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I wasn't trained as an actor at all. I had studied painting in America and had no clue about acting when I…

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As an artist, the work that I have done in my career has always and will always make me happy.

— Deepti Naval

I never run away from things but confront them, and I preferred to stay on the periphery of Mumbai film industry.

— Deepti Naval

Ever since I was a child, I wanted to be an actress. And ever since I became an actress, I wanted to…

— Deepti Naval