‘Rules Are Different for Amitabh Bachchan, He Has Directors Calling Him Sir,’ Says Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore spoke about why we don’t get to see veteran Bollywood actresses on the big screen anymore and said, ‘This isn’t something peculiar to me.’
Sharmila Ji is one of the most popular veteran Bollywood actresses who married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. She had three children with the late cricketer – Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan. Sara, Ibrahim, Taimur, and Inaaya Naumi Kemmu are her grandchildren.
She celebrated her 76th birthday yesterday and shared the reason why we don’t get to see her often on the silver screen now. She said, ‘It happens to all the actresses beyond a certain age in our cinema. Even Madhuri Dixit who is a lot younger has not done anything much in spite of Dedh Ishqiya. Whereas the rules are different for Mr. Bachchan. He has directors like Shoojit Sircar calling him ‘Sir’ and writing roles for him.’
When asked about why except for Amitabh Bachchan, all the other older actors are sidelined, she replied, ‘that’s because of age and health. Rajesh Khanna passed away. Others like Shashi Kapoor are ailing. Dharmendra continues to be so much in demand in spite of his age. He is such a good human being. I guess there are some important personality traits common to people born on 8 December.’
Sharmila ji also spoke about her grandson Taimur and his popularity at such a young age and said, ‘I must confess I am worried about him a bit. We in this family have had our share of media attention. They place you on a pedestal and then suddenly drop you. At the moment Taimur isn’t affected because he is too young to understand what’s going on. But later when he’s older and the attention is taken away he might get affected. So we are a little concerned. But as Sara said, what can we do about it? Frankly, without media we aren’t alive in today’s day and age.’
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