Nandini Bhalla: Tell us about your current state of mind.
Regina Cassandra: “I have been feeling great as there’s a lot happening in my life currently, both personally and professionally. This phase is really exciting and I believe I have evolved as an individual... In order to grow as a person, one needs to move out of their comfort zone. And the past circumstances have made me realise how I behave when I step out of my comfort zone.”
NB: Tell me how have you grown and what were you like earlier?
RC: “I joined the film industry almost two decades ago. Given that I was the first one in my family to venture into the world of films, my journey has been an impactful one in many ways. And over the years, I have experienced so much... Initially, I was just a teenager who didn’t know better—I started acting in films, but I did not know what it meant to be a public figure. It has been quite an adventure, really...”
NB: How do you view fame right now?
RC: “Being a public figure comes with certain responsibilities, and one needs to accept this as a part of the job. When people used to come up to me to take photographs or selfies, I used to wonder what I had done to be treated differently. Eventually, I started recognising the weight my job carried... I came to terms with the fact that my career is a significant part of my being...and that it isn’t a separate entity. And this realisation helped become more comfortable with myself, which, in turn, allowed me to manage my responsibilities in a better way.”
NB: We shot with you couple of years ago, and it still remains one of my favourite shoots...
This story is from the March - April 2023 edition of Cosmopolitan India.
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