A Quote by Deepti Naval

I don't mind acting on TV if I have to play a mature, contemporary character. But I can't play a lehenga-clad lady in a saas-bahu serial.

Deepti Naval

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Acting Character Contemporary Lady Mature Mind Play Serial TV

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Deepti Naval
Indian - Actress
Born: February 3, 1952

As a child, I used to tell my mother that one day I will come on TV for one of the Ekta Kapoor shows, like 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.'

Tripti Dimri

The whole saas-bahu drama is very cliched. I feel there's already too much of that on TV. So I was waiting for something like 'Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi.' The show offered a fresh and interesting plot.

Erica Fernandes

I can't do saas-bahu sagas.

Shamita Shetty

All I ever wanted to do was get a great job on a TV show. When I read 'Modern Family' and started looking at what was available - I obviously couldn't play Gloria; I couldn't play Claire. When I saw the character of Cam, I was like, 'I have to have a shot at this,' because I thought it was a character that would be really fun to play.

Eric Stonestreet

You either get to play a vicious mother-in-law who hates the bahu, or makkhis and naagins. There is no creative satisfaction in TV.

Himani Shivpuri

I think I have done my share of the saas-bahu dramas.

Vikrant Massey

There's a rule in acting called, 'Don't play the result.' If you have a character who's going to end up in a certain place, don't play that until you get there. Play each scene and each beat as it comes. And that's what you do in life: You don't play the result.

Michael J. Fox

I don't like doing regressive saas-bahu shows on television.

Manini Mishra

Saas-bahu will always work on television, one can never go wrong there.

Sanjeeda Sheikh

I was tired of the same saas-bahu family dramas that I was being offered, so I took a long break.

Krystle D'Souza

I think it's interesting that when you play a lesbian, people ask you if you're a lesbian, but if you play a serial killer, nobody asks you if you're a serial killer.

Nora Dunn

I think I'm just proudest to be the lady who was asked to play Mary Poppins. She's such a wonderful character, and there's so much tremendous talent out there. So I feel very lucky to be the one who got to play her.