Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Divya Dutta
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actress Divya Dutta.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Anything with chocolates tempts me.
I do some really intense roles and it's not good to bring them home.
I take pride in saying that I'm not the usual Hindi film actor who's on the top of her game for 4-5 years, then sees a slump, gets married, has kids and then makes a comeback in senior kind of roles.
I primarily look at how a role is laid out by the director. I take into consideration my co-stars, before signing a role.
Veer Zaara' changed people's outlook towards me. It was my first so-called commercial film.
Movies like 'Gul Makai' carry an important message, such movies should be made as it shows us the struggle people go through in the real world.
My father passed away when I was seven, mom single-handedly brought up my brother Rahul and me. She was a civil surgeon posted in rural areas. We went through some tough times but she gave us a beautiful life.
Baghban' happened with me when I was very new. I played a nasty daughter-in-law, to somebody I have idolised all my life: My Amitabh Bachchan.
I am learning cooking... all my mother's recipes.
For me, what matters is who are you working with, what you are working on, and when all that fits naturally, I let it go. Then, I don't care if it is bold or if it needs me to be uninhibited. I just want the role that I am playing to come out the way it should.
I always wanted to wear those chiffon saris and work in Yash Chopra films.
If I can work with Shyam Benegal and Yash Chopra together, who are the kings of art house and commercial cinema and win awards for both of them then it means I have placed myself everywhere.
I don't believe in the concept of size zero.
I believe fitness is all about feeling healthy inside out. I think it's very important to be mentally fit as well.
Sometimes I go totally anti-social.
I was always the best actor and best dancer in my college.
I think Indian men prefer curves. But I believe that one should be fit enough to wear anything.
I think I always had an unconventional career because I didn't fit the mould of the conventional heroine.
People usually start off on a high note in their careers and then wane off and then restart with a comeback.
My mother, Dr Nalini Dutta. She was and will always be my everything.
Acting is my passion but everyone was against it. But mom insisted that her daughter would do what she wanted, no matter how brilliant a student she was.
Whatever your parents do, you get conditioned to that. I remember my dad would put gramophone record, and would sit and read a book. And then once a week, we would go and watch a movie.
I have played different characters in different films and that versatility has worked to my benefit. I don't have to worry about the top or the bottom slot. My place is made in the industry and it's a wonderful one, believe me.
Gul Makai' is a story of a brave heart and a gentle advocate of peace who fought for her right to go to school and became a global teacher.
I don't think TV interests me at all.
When we are busy with the everyday bhag-daud, one fine day a health scare just stops it all.
I really relish dal chawal but my all-time favourite is Tandoori Chicken.
I love to be excited like a child when I take up a role.
I love to be nervous.
When I joined films, I was a bit plump but then I lost a lot of weight.
For me, acting has been my passion.
I don't possess a filmi temperament. I do feel sometimes that it is not my cup of tea. So I stick to people who I vibe with mentally.
I stick to a mix of cardio and yoga and go for healthy food. I don't believe in starving to get into shape.
Failures happen. You can't cry over them. You just take it in your stride because you know that you have done your best... Sometimes, even the best is not enough.
You are inspired to give a better performance when there are good actors with you.
It feels good to be featured in a film poster. I didn't have it in the beginning of my career.
Being a Punjabi, I like Indian food.
People should learn more about Malala and about her life in Pakistan.
You can't judge people for favouring somebody. That happens in every field.
I think we all need to take personal responsibility, and take action when we see anything wrong around us. I do that, when I see any man harassing any woman. I go and stop that, even if they are actors.
A fan proposed to me several times.
I think I found roles which weren't the roles I thought I'd be doing but they were the kind that brought me where I never imagined myself to be.
I always feel guilty later if I behave rudely with anyone.
Besides going to new restaurants, I like to eat home-cooked food made by my mom and sometimes I enjoy Mumbai's local street food also.
Definitely, India is a male-dominated country. Our films and society are also male-dominated and will always be. But its backbone will always be women because women give strength.
I can never forget my role in 'Baghban' because I was expected to act nasty with Amitabh Bachchan and I did not like it.
Theatre has always been at the back of my mind but somehow I never got around to doing it.
There comes a point in an actor's life when they have to just lie back and let things fall into place.
Every field has its pressures and stress factors.
Baghbaan' is a totally commercial film.
When I came to the industry, I didn't know how to meet people, how to tell them that I'm good enough and how to get my first break. It was trial and error for us.
I was rejected for many-many films.
I loved my roles in 'Veer-Zaara,' 'Train To Pakistan' and 'Shaheed-e-Mohabbat.'
I love running around trees as much as a serious role.
I think people respect you for who you are rather than which group you are a part of.
I do have mood swings which can go into extremes.
After a three-month course in acting, I bagged my first film 'Suraksha' - opposite actor Suniel Shetty.
Love for me is the basis of my very being.
I had grown up fantasising of being Yash Chopra's heroine because I have loved his films.
It's nice to work hard and party harder.
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