From performing in front of live audiences to starring on the silver screen, and from sparking thought-provoking discussions through her books to shaping narratives for films, Tisca Chopra has embraced storytelling in all its diverse forms throughout her career.

Born in Kasauli, Chopra was raised in an environment surrounded by books—a passion that often comes through in both her conversations and her work. Whether portraying the mother of a dyslexic child in Taare Zameen Par or writing a book on puberty and menstruation for young girls, her commitment to connecting with audiences through meaningful stories has earned her widespread appreciation.

‘I’ve always been interested in telling unusual stories’

Despite donning multiple hats in her career, it isn’t the role that attracts this actor-writer-filmmaker, but the story she tells through these roles.

“I've always been interested in telling unusual stories that stay in your heart, which people want to go back to again and again. That's my interest,” she says.

“I want to engage with the audience who I think are far more intelligent than me in a way that we have a conversation via the film that we make. So, whether it's an actor or a director or a producer or a writer, that's my interest,” she adds.