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" My parents live in Kolkata, so I come every year. "

Sarita Choudhury

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" I have an Indian father, and when you grow up in a house with an Indian father, culturally, that's what becomes dominant in the house. So that's the tradition we grew up with. "

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" I love Bollywood films, but I have been trained in independent cinema. "

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" The first time I put on the hijab, it felt weird, like I was wearing a scuba-diving suit kind of thing. "

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" I was very shy about acting. I thought you had to be confident. I was confident with my friends, but I would never think of acting in front of anyone else. "

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" My first time nude was with a woman director, so I thought it would be easy, but it wasn't. "

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" I have always loved doing accents. I have lived with my parents in a number of countries, including Italy and Jamaica. "

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" If you ever watch me at theatre rehearsals, you will know what a bad actress I am. I am bad... bad... bad... and then, by opening night, it all just falls into place. "

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" People have this impression that once you move to America, that becomes your interest. But I never moved to Los Angeles; I stayed in New York because I do theatre, so my aim is not just Hollywood. "

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