Nandita Das Quotes

India, Actress
1969

Nandita Das is an Indian actor and director. She has acted in more than 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das has been acclaimed for numerous performances, including in Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Azhagi (2002), Kamli (2006), and Before The Rains (2007). Her directorial debut was with Firaaq (2008), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, traveled to more than 50 festivals, and won more than 20 awards.

Also known as Director, Writer, Speaker

The biggest lesson that I have learnt from everyone is that there are no rules in filmmaking.

Nandita Das
- Lessons
- Filmmaking
The power of a good film is to engage you and draw you into its world.

Nandita Das
- World
- Film
- Draws

Every Vada-Pav is a potential burger

Nandita Das
- Burgers
Although I feel directing is a lot more challenging, fulfilling and satisfying, it is also far more stressful & consuming. This is why I don't see myself directing one film after another in quick succession.

Nandita Das
Indians are very racist. It's deeply ingrained. But there is so much pressure by peer groups, magazines, billboards and TV adverts that perpetuate this idea that fair is the ideal.

Nandita Das
- Ideas
- Groups
- Racist
Acting is interesting because you get to be involved in different stories and get to work with different people. Also, acting allows one to be a part of different stories, travel to different parts of the country and all the experiences put together make life interesting.

Nandita Das
- People
- Different
- Country
When I watch a film, I watch only as an audience and only later I might analyse it.

Nandita Das
- Film
- Audience
- Might
All men are potential rapists.

Nandita Das
- Men
- Potential