Koena Mitra

I am growing up with experience.

A simple lifestyle can make you happy and high expectations can disappoint a lot.

In my childhood, I was very fond of western music and dance forms like Hip Hop, Salsa, Tango, etc.

Best meals are always at home in Kolkata with my parents.

I am a hardcore tech-savvy person.

Apart from being a trained dancer, I love exploring new styles of dancing.

I am an absolute lover of Indian food.

In Bollywood they think if a leading lady can do one free-falling kick she's achieved the unthinkable.

In 'Karna' I've to do the kind of action only male actors have been seen doing in the movies.

Unfortunately Bollywood goes ga-ga over thin not fit bodies.

Once you are trained in the international martial arts, your body and mind become toned permanently. You can take on any action role.

There's no point in doing a dozen films per year, which come and go.

Among my hobbies are riding motorbikes and dancing.

In my life, I only kept learning different dance forms, yoga forms. From my gurus, I have learned how to be disciplined and consistency. Do a particular thing continuously, you will get the results.

Working in Bollywood is like gambling, you cannot plan in advance.

In Bollywood, once an actor becomes a fairly established name, he or she usually starts taking things for granted.

All my male friends are into fitness and though I go gymming and swimming, I find yoga and spinning at the gym very boring.

In Kolkata, I had two bikes till I had an accident and had to give them up.

I love bikes.

Fans see you on hoardings, posters, on the screen with perfect makeup, perfect hair, perfect clothes etc. Perfection is such a hunger! Especially when it comes to actors and stars, they always expect perfection.

A lot of people don't watch cinema. They can't afford movie tickets, they can't go to theatres to watch cinema, they are not on social media. How do you reach out to those people as an artist?

At the age of 18, I had participated in a beauty pageant. I represented India and won the title. That was my last competition. First and last.

Housework is no challenge for me.

In Hollywood, one doesn't get typecast. You can play a mother in one film and take up the role of a high school teenager in the next.

In Hollywood, one doesn't bag a project over phone calls. You have to work hard, find a manager, give screen tests, attend workshops and take up voice training.

I don't think any star kid should be banned. There are many star kids who also struggle.

If a script demands a lot of stars we can't avoid it. Instead of complaining about getting a meaty role, I'd rather be glad that I am getting recognised for my work.

I love it when people call me a bombshell. While many women in the industry aspire to be sexy, I am naturally so.

I am partial to Halle Berry's 'Catwoman.'

It's good to see people experimenting with their looks.

I may wear sizzling costumes on screen or on the ramp, but back home, I love to be in my torn jeans and sneakers.

My style mantra is to keep it simple and comfortable.

I will do a dance number only if I'm convinced about how the director would present me. I'd do something only if the script demands.

I'm very comfortable in my skin. Yet, I won't do anything that's indecent, cheap or vulgar.

I don't give my 100 per cent to any man.There should be an element of mystery left in the relationship to make it more fun.

Trust me, never devote 100 per cent of your time and space to a man.

Men want to know everything about the woman they are interested in. They kind of believe that a woman can't have her private space.

Not all actors get dream roles. We have to choose from whatever we are offered.

You can't attain anything without investing time.

No one has the license to decide someone's fate.

There are many star kids who are amazing actors like Ranbir Kapoor.

A lot of people fear failures, struggling, they want overnight success and they live in their fake imaginary world.

Men just want women they can rescue. And I refuse to be one of them.

I am glad I did my Masters.

People assume that if you are an actress, you must not be very educated.

One can't plan marriage or dating.

All my achievements - even if they may seem small - are mine. No one has contributed to them.

I call myself a very sincere and responsible person.

As humans, we make a lot of mistakes and take a lot of chances in one lifetime.

We must love everything we do.