New Delhi, March 13 -- Actor, former politician Mimi Chakraborty opened up about her resignation from politics for the first time. During an exclusive interview with Live Mint, Mimi acknowledged the challenges of navigating both politics and films, especially in a state like West Bengal.

Mimi said, "It is a very difficult thing (to balance). If people know how to manage it, then it's fine, but Bengal is too much in politics. In other parts of India, when you become an MP, you don't have so much responsibility because people there don't know politics as much. In Bengal, everyone understands politics-every tea shop conversation revolves around it. You can't just play around here.

"Also the opposition is very strong (in Bengal). It's not a...