I want to do roles that are important for the story and not there for ornamental value or to just aid another character in the film which is often a ‘friend’s role’ in mainstream films. Rasika Dugal Read Quote
I have been offered roles in mainstream films which have not been interesting to me. They have been too insignificant. Rasika Dugal Read Quote
Whenever I work on a role, I always allow it to subconsciously take me to a place that is magical and unexpected, rather than consciously driving it to a place. Rasika Dugal Read Quote
Naseer Sir taught me while I was a student at the Film and Television Institute of India. Anything I know about acting is thanks to him. Rasika Dugal Read Quote
But honestly, much of the work that I have done has had some impact on me. It’s something that I have realised only later. I also find it amusing that the memories of actors are so consciously constructed around what happened to that piece of work, in terms of audience reception or box-office results. Rasika Dugal Read Quote
I just got an opportunity to do that with a film called ‘Lootcase’, and it’s an opportunity that I am really grateful for. Rasika Dugal Read Quote
Salaam Bombay’ and ‘Monsoon Wedding’ are the two Mira Nair films I go back to. Rasika Dugal Read Quote
The way you get to explore a city when you are on shoot is so different from when you are there as a tourist. Rasika Dugal Read Quote