I shop once in six months. My friends often point at my shoes to tell me that they've worn out. It's embarrassing, but it doesn't affect me too much. I shop when I have to.
— Mithila Palkar
I like to keep experimenting - singing, dancing, acting. I want to learn an instrument, dive. I want to do everything. I will keep pushing myself into as many things as I can.
I've done over 100 auditions, but I was lucky to stumble onto the Internet as it was growing. Because in film, people are not looking at casting completely unknown faces as lead roles.
I love lipsticks and have quite a collection.
'Girl in the City Chapter 2' will still continue to revolve around Meera Sehgal and her life, her friends, and her passion. The stark difference in 'Chapter 2' will be that all the characters have now grown up in the series - in terms of maturity if not so much age.
I try not to take pressure because that it just stresses you out.
Theatre and cinema have been major influences in my life.
I am always interested in good performance, always tried to improve my skill as an actor.
I want to concentrate on movies. Bollywood is my priority, but that doesn't mean I will stop working on series. I want to do both.
One routine that I swear by during monsoons is to religiously apply few drops of hair serum every time I wash my hair. It cuts through the frizz and makes hair quite smooth!
I have never been to an acting school, and on the sets of 'Karwaan,' Irrfan was my acting school. By observing him, I learnt to improvise in the scenes along with focusing on the smallest of the details.
I am ready to work in any industry whether its Bollywood, Hollywood, the digital platforms, South Indian film, or Bengali films. Wherever I get a good opportunity, I'll be there.
With the amount of planned and unplanned travel I have, it is critical for me to treat my curls right on a daily basis.
In a way, I feel my curly hair has got me a lot of attention, and I don't mind it.
I just ignore the negative people and trolls. They stop bothering you when you don't acknowledge them; it suits me just right.
While I was doing the first season of 'Girl In The City,' a lot of people remembered me through my character name. None of them knew my real name, and my onscreen name, Meera, became my identity.
Even when I was starting out, I knew there were certain things that I didn't want to do or wanted to do.
Even when I got ₹500 a month as pocket money, I would never spend all of it. It's the same now. I am just conscious of the fact that I wasn't born with a silver spoon.
I did science at the junior college level but switched to a bachelor's in mass media at MMK College, Bandra.
I don't really overthink my characters. The camera comes on, and I am on.
I like to keep it bare minimum, be it make-up or accessories.
'Girl in the City' has been such a special project for everyone involved.
Like a lot of people, I also grew up watching Bollywood films.
I always knew that I wanted to be an actor. I made my debut on stage when I was 12, and I was sure that this is what made me happy. However, nobody takes a 12-year-old's career choice seriously. Everybody laughed it off. I also ran away from it, but acting eventually found me.
For me, I wanted to be an actor without being bothered about the medium. So when the opportunity came my way, it did not really matter on which medium I am working.
Digital is a fantastic platform to tell your stories.
To protect my hair from breaking, I never comb my hair when it's wet.
Initially, it took me time to realise that I am sharing screen space with Irrfan Khan. But when I started working with him, a lot of times I would end up laughing in a scene.
You have to put in an effort in everything that you do, and you cannot just sit around expecting something to happen.
I have no apprehension over cutting my hair.
I sing all the time, and my co-actors from theatre arena feel that my choice of songs and timing is bad - not that I pay heed, though.
It was my dream to start my creative journey with a Marathi play, but sadly nothing materialised. So, I took up some good English plays that were offered to me.
I'm always eager to work with good people on good content.
I am consciously selective of the work that I do.
I have always played the cheerful girl next door, especially on the Internet, and this film is a break from that. My character is more moody and bratty in 'Karwaan.'
Acting on a digital platform is similar to the big screen.
When it comes to dressing up, I am more like my character Meera from 'Girl In The City,' I like to experiment with my looks once in a while.
I believe in comfortable yet stylish dressing.
As an artist, Priyanka Chopra is quite inspiring - she is unstoppable, fierce, and she does everything!
I have grown up watching plays at Shivaji Mandir and used to participate in plays in school, too.
I cannot watch my performance as an audience because whenever I watch anything that I am a part of, I watch critically.
Our grandparents' generation prefers to watch film on TV rather than going to the theatre because of the simple reason that they are really old. Watching a film for, say, two hours at a stretch is difficult for them.
I damp my hair, take 2-3 drops of serum, and apply it through the length of my hair - my hair becomes super smooth, letting me style it any way I want, and - it also gets the perfect, glossy finish.
Whenever I am in front of the camera, my hair goes through a lot of harsh styling. But I ensure that my off-camera time is all about letting my hair down, taking it easy and, of course, letting my hair breathe!
I just want to improve as an actor, and I am also fond of dancing and learning musical instruments.
I wouldn't attribute everything to luck. I think I am very hardworking, and nothing discounts hard work for anything.
I love the fact that my hair has a life of its own.
My job as an actor is to live the role that I do.
At a Metro station, I got called out by my character name - Meera - and I realised that I had started responding to that quite intuitively. It was quite a funny moment.
I've never wanted to play the lead role; I make the most of whatever opportunities come my way.
