ROSHMILA BHATTACHARYA

Stories by ROSHMILA BHATTACHARYA

'Amitji is an energetic 8 year old'

'Amitji is an energetic 8 year old'

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2022

'Working with him is like deep sea diving.' 'He is an ocean into which you keep diving, discovering something new every time.'

'I am embarrassed about all my films'

'I am embarrassed about all my films'

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2022

'Chup is the work that I'm most satisfied with; it won't bore me or make me cringe later.'

'For an actor, Ranbir leads an unglamorous life'

'For an actor, Ranbir leads an unglamorous life'

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2022

'Apart from work, Ranbir has few interests.' 'When he was not shooting, he could be lying on the bed, just staring fixedly at the ceiling.'

My Beloved Aunt, Lata Mangeshkar

My Beloved Aunt, Lata Mangeshkar

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2022

'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'

'Most critics don't know difference between good and bad film'

'Most critics don't know difference between good and bad film'

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2022

'It's time to change this system of randomly giving stars and the right to bad critics to run down our products.' 'Two films, even if both get three stars, are very different from each other.' 'I can understand if these stars indicated a level of enjoyment or engagement, but the current rating system is flawed because there are no parameters.'

'Award Raju Srivastav Bharat Ratna'

'Award Raju Srivastav Bharat Ratna'

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2022

'Today's generation can learn from him how not to hurt anyone's sentiments at a time when many stand-up comedians deliberately set out to do so.'

'We Are All Unique, So Let's Celebrate It'

'We Are All Unique, So Let's Celebrate It'

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2022

'Some of us are overweight, some underweight, some too tall, some too short, some too fair, some too dark, but that's no reason to get bogged down by society's rules about what fits.'

'My parents are such phenomenal talents'

'My parents are such phenomenal talents'

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2022

'For a very long time I could not bring myself to watch several of their films because I couldn't see them depressed, in trouble or dead on screen.' 'It was hard to separate my parents from their characters, so I stayed away.' 'It was only after I became an actor that it became a job requirement.'

'When do dreams come true?'

'When do dreams come true?'

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2022

'If you sit collar turned up and tell yourself, you are great, you will never evolve as an actor.'

'Film-makers have forgotten the real India'

'Film-makers have forgotten the real India'

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2022

'The real India lives in the villages where everyone is trying to improve the other.'

'Grateful to be alive, I want to work'

'Grateful to be alive, I want to work'

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2022

'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'

'Some love me, many hated me'

'Some love me, many hated me'

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2022

'N Chandra told me, "Arree yaar, don't get heavy on me now! This is a Hindi movie so leave your logic at home".'

'I never had the audacity to dream of going to Hollywood'

'I never had the audacity to dream of going to Hollywood'

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2022

'When people would tell me that any actor would give his left arm to be seen in a single frame of a Marvel project without even a single line of dialogue, I would laugh them off.'

'Only a genius like Sahir Ludhianvi would describe this ebb and flow of time and fame so beautifully'

'Only a genius like Sahir Ludhianvi would describe this ebb and flow of time and fame so beautifully'

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2022

'No matter how big the name, no one lives forever; like medicines, we come with an expiry date.' 'But, in the short time that we have, we try to make something that will stay on long after we are gone.'

'I can never make a depressing film'

'I can never make a depressing film'

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2022

'I'm a guy who tries to find humour in every situation, no matter how difficult and serious, without offending anyone.'

How Shah Rukh Khan became a Deewana

How Shah Rukh Khan became a Deewana

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2022

'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.' 'He responded by saying that he had no dates.' 'I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.'

'Mithun is still Jimmy to millions'

'Mithun is still Jimmy to millions'

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2022

'I was in China and when they learnt I had made Disco Dancer, they started singing Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja.'

'My parents don't know I am famous'

'My parents don't know I am famous'

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2022

'They (my parents) have no inkling that people across the country know me now.' 'Recently, a fan turned up at my parents' home with gifts for them and my annoyed father called to ask me why I had sent him.'

What Pankaj Tripathi Suffers From

What Pankaj Tripathi Suffers From

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2022

'Over-eating.' 'Haan bhook lagi ho to over-eating ho hi jaati hai, na?' 'I came to Mumbai because I wanted to act and if a role sounded good, I signed on.' 'Ab bahut ho gaya hai.' 'I don't have to work like that anymore.'

'Even after 25 years, I still surprise people'

'Even after 25 years, I still surprise people'

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2022

'The reaction to Cutting Chai has been, "I never thought you could do something like this!" and I like that.'