‘…I reached about 15 minutes late, somehow managed to write a half-decent answer and raced back to set. Needless to say, the car rides to and fro were pregnant with tension and only the thought of maintaining continuity kept me from biting off all my fingernails.’ Confessions of a student/actor.

‘This temple is associated with an old volcano and a valley. All associated with a goddess. This is a Shaktipeeth. A Shaktipeeth is the place where a part of the goddess Sati’s body tore apart and fell.’ Of a Hindu shrine in the deserts of Baluchistan.

‘… The presence of an onlooker, however silent and unobtrusive, turns the riyaaz session into a performance, albeit one that is conducted in the artiste’s home and without the formality associated with the concert proscenium.’ The changing trend of ‘riyaaz’.