Shefali Shah

If I have to play a man, I would do it.

— Shefali Shah

I am sure that I don't want to do 'age' roles.

— Shefali Shah

Once you are a mother, you are always a mother.

— Shefali Shah

I behave instinctively and impulsively.

— Shefali Shah

The Gandhis are not ordinary Indians.

— Shefali Shah

I am a complete foodie and I enjoy cooking.

— Shefali Shah

The films that I have done are commendable.

— Shefali Shah

I am extremely choosy about the work I do.

— Shefali Shah

I have jumped off a balcony from the second floor.

— Shefali Shah

I'm always getting into trouble because I'm not politically correct.

— Shefali Shah

I have always stuck to my belief and conviction no matter how unconventional.

— Shefali Shah

After 'Waqt,' I was terrified I'd be offered all the mummy roles.

— Shefali Shah

Acting happened to me incidentally, I never planned.

— Shefali Shah

I've neglected my own vanity. Not that I regret it, but looking good is part of my job.

— Shefali Shah

It's very difficult for a mother to disown her child even if he/she is wrong.

— Shefali Shah

A woman's physical body language and intelligence change as her age progresses.

— Shefali Shah

I have played quite a few roles almost double my age. I don't regret those decisions and feel proud to have been…

— Shefali Shah

People connect me with intense roles and performances; a thinking actress who only does serious work.

— Shefali Shah

I don't pick up a project based on its success ratio. If it instinctively hooks me, then it hooks me.

— Shefali Shah

Initially it used to bother me that I wasn't working 365 days a year. But after a point I realised that the…

— Shefali Shah

Filmmaking involves a lot of passion, hard work, thought process and money. But 'Gandhi My Father' is a selfless film, a film…

— Shefali Shah

What I normally do with long scenes is that I understand the emotional content and the words fall into place.

— Shefali Shah

As an actor, the joy lies in being able to play roles that you are not. If I get a chance to…

— Shefali Shah

I don't know whether it is a boon or a bane but I can't act. I can just be. To me, that's…

— Shefali Shah

As actors, we want to show our acting prowess but one has to understand what to show and when to show. I…

— Shefali Shah

I did a show where I played the mother of a 15-year-old, I was 20 years old when I played a mom…

— Shefali Shah

Certain things are very important for me while saying 'yes' to a script. One is obviously the role and its importance to…

— Shefali Shah

I started painting incidentally, but it is just another form of expression. No one can stop me from what I do. When…

— Shefali Shah

Midway, when I was working full-fledged on TV, I realised I was loving it. I didn't have a manger, or anyone promoting…

— Shefali Shah

What I do in films is really special work but it doesn't happen everyday. On the other hand, art is completely my…

— Shefali Shah

For me personally, I feel that a film that doesn't end with a happy ending has a far bigger reach. It lingers…

— Shefali Shah

The thing with this industry is, it's in your face, it's there. You are privy to whatever goes on, and somehow people…

— Shefali Shah

The industry is showing me respect as an actor.

— Shefali Shah

Everyone makes their own path and learning.

— Shefali Shah

Art has made me calmer and more content.

— Shefali Shah

I don't care for society.

— Shefali Shah

I think terrorism is a cruel waste of life.

— Shefali Shah

As actors when we have to emote, we internalise things, find moments that hurt us and portray them.

— Shefali Shah

I have worked with the best of actors and directors.

— Shefali Shah

Filmmakers would compliment my work, but when casting for a heroine, they'd never think of me.

— Shefali Shah