<span class=normal> I bought my dream from my father <BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>In spite of my father being an introvert, he always advised me to pursue my dreams and used to praise me a lot by saying that I am much more focused and talented than him when it came to acting. But Id like to say that it was because of my father that I wanted to become an actor. My dreams came to reality by seeing him act. I bought my dream from my father. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p> I didnt grow up watching Bollywood but Bengali movies, all classics <BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>As a kid, I didnt grow up watching Bollywood but Bengali movies, all classics. I remember that every Sunday we used to watch Bengali movies on television, exactly how Ekta Kapoors serials indicate. The entire family used to see movies. My background is very strong. But before entering FTII, I had not watched a single world cinema. I had zero knowledge of it. I recall in our ragging session at FTII, I was being teased by my seniors for not knowing world cinema and then I recalled a quote by my father, Not knowing isnt anyones fault but not wanting to know is definitely your fault. Post that, I saw In the Realm Of Senses, etc. From the new movies Ive seen Kahaani, Paan Singh Tomar, Udaan. The first movie I saw in a theatre was Jurassic Park. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p> I auditioned for a Bengali girls role in Lootera <BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Lootera is a dream debut for me. Atul Mongia is a dear friend of mine who also happened to be the casting director for Lootera. He had seen my photographs prior to my auditions. My FTII senior Vinod was assisting Atul on the movie. So I was called for an audition by Vinod. I was just about to leave FTII after my two year course. I went from Pune to Mumbai for auditioning and after couple of tests they were happy to select me as one of the three ladies in Lootera - Sonakshi, Divya Dutta and me. </span>