India, Jan. 22 -- Sayani Gupta knew that she wanted to become an actor and wanted to learn more about it. That meant quitting her high-paying corporate job at a young age, a decision that her mother was not supportive of. The actor was in conversation on Cyrus Says, where she recalled how her mother did not speak to her for a month after she got into FTII to pursue acting.

During the chat, Sayani talked about the early days when she wanted to get into FTII (Film and Television Institute of India, Pune) to pursue acting. She began, "My mom said, 'I am going to slit my wrist if you go and she couldn't believe it'. I was bored out of my skull those one and a half years. I made a lot of money because I was a workaholic, but this is not what ...