Catch this uncut-unfiltered chat between versatile actress Zarina Wahab and senior journalist Bharathi S. Pradhan in an exclusive Lehren Interview Session. The actress discusses her husband Aditya Pancholi's connection and the controversy surrounding it with Kangana Ranaut. She also comments upon her son Sooraj Pancholi and Jiah Khan's case in a way that has never been seen before. As she talks with Lehren, Zarina opens up about her early days in the FTII, Telugu and Hindi film industries, life, marriage, family, and future ventures. Wahab shares some interesting tales about veteran stars like Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Shashi Kapoor & Nutan and also highlights her experience of working with popular actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Junior NTR & Prabhas. Watch the entire podcast on Lehren Retro and www.lehren.com, your favourite digital destination.
Category
✨
PeopleTranscript
00:00There used to be only one room in the bungalow and one of the rooms was very well decorated.
00:05So, Nirmal went to do his makeup.
00:07Shammi ji didn't come. I asked him, where is he?
00:09He said, he is downstairs.
00:11I went to the garden and saw that Shammi ji was doing his makeup under a tree.
00:15And a man was holding an umbrella.
00:19These kids were so small, I couldn't handle them.
00:22Suraj was very small and people could almost fall on him.
00:26So, Salman picked him up and put him on his shoulder.
00:28How sweet!
00:29When he was going through a bad time, he was the only one who supported him.
00:33No, no, Raj sir had called us there.
00:36Whenever he used to come, we used to get ready and go.
00:40He looked at me like this.
00:42You look like a bhangan, he said.
00:46A person like Prabhas can't be anyone else.
00:50Really?
00:51He is such a nice person.
00:53I say, I want two sons in my next birth.
00:55One Prabhas and one Suraj.
00:57When you marry a person who is so good looking and much younger than you,
01:02he will always go out a little.
01:05You said it and it happened.
01:07And I have never asked Nirmal a question.
01:11I just want to know, when he comes home, how is he to me?
01:14You know what happened to Suraj's career.
01:18How did you handle that period?
01:20I know it was a very traumatic period.
01:23Yes, I am running away.
01:25What do you think?
01:26How is he? How are you feeling?
01:28Of course, we went through hell.
01:41Hi Zee.
01:42Hi.
01:43Good to see you after such a long time.
01:45Yes, exactly.
01:46It's been a long time.
01:48Yes, it's been so many years.
01:50Yes, it's been so many years.
01:52When you came from FTII, there was a producer named Raj Grover.
01:58Yes.
01:59From Sunil Dutt.
02:00I made him my brother.
02:01That's right.
02:02He introduced you to me.
02:04Yes, I remember.
02:05So, we know you since that time.
02:08You came from FTII and we know you since then.
02:11I really miss those days, yeah.
02:13Beautiful.
02:14Lovely days.
02:15I came here and the struggle started.
02:17I mean, I didn't struggle because I couldn't go to the office.
02:20You didn't have to struggle.
02:22I mean, I came from Rajahmundry, then Pune Film Institute, then Bombay.
02:27Then I took a small room in Bombay and I was a paying guest.
02:31Right.
02:32Those were the days I can never forget.
02:34I know you since then.
02:35Yes, yes, absolutely.
02:36When you were in Bandra.
02:37Yes.
02:38I remember everything, yeah.
02:40I remember when you bought the first house.
02:42We used to come here.
02:44In Mount Mary.
02:45In Mount Mary.
02:46Correct, correct.
02:47Yes, yes.
02:48But you know, when you came from FTII, you were saying that you are from Rajahmundry.
02:56And Waheeda Rahman was also from there.
02:59You were a dancer.
03:00There was a lot of similarities between the two of you.
03:03Actually, in Rajahmundry, I was learning dance from Satyanarayana Master.
03:08There were photos of Waheeda Rahman here.
03:11She used to learn from Satyanarayana Master.
03:14So, I used to look at her like that.
03:16I was very young at that time.
03:18I was in 4th standard, I still remember.
03:20That was Kathak?
03:21No, Bharatnatyam.
03:22Bharatnatyam.
03:23So, I used to think that after going to Bombay, I will become like Waheeda Rahman.
03:27I had a lot of wishes.
03:28Oh, a lot of wishes.
03:29Yes, yes.
03:30Okay.
03:31So, I wanted to come in films but I didn't know what to do because I wanted to work in films.
03:36That's it.
03:37I wanted to work in films.
03:38But did you watch films there?
03:40I used to watch films only.
03:41Less books.
03:42Less books.
03:43I never paid attention to books.
03:45Okay.
03:46But were your parents okay?
03:48Yes, yes.
03:49They were fine.
03:50Because you are a non-film family, right?
03:51We are a non-film family.
03:52And whatever film was released on Friday,
03:57Haseena Shammi and I,
04:00we used to study in the girls' school.
04:03Our uniform was white petticoat and blue top.
04:08Okay.
04:09We used to think that a film will definitely be released on Friday.
04:13It was written on Friday.
04:15It means morning show.
04:17Okay.
04:18That is Telugu.
04:19Telugu.
04:20I used to talk to Haseena Shammi.
04:23And before going to school,
04:25a uniform with white skirt was okay.
04:29And we used to wear a white top.
04:32And we used to change in the bushes.
04:35Yes, we used to change.
04:36Because if we wore a school uniform,
04:37the children would not allow us.
04:38Correct, correct.
04:39And we used to go and watch Telugu films.
04:41Morning show.
04:42We used to sit on the bench and watch.
04:48And after coming home,
04:49my mother used to know that we had watched a film.
04:51Because she used to come and smell our clothes.
04:53Because they used to sit down and smoke.
04:56So the smell was in our clothes.
04:58Correct, correct.
04:59I used to read the film.
05:01I used to say that I will not go.
05:03But all three of you used to go.
05:04All three of us.
05:05So all three of you used to go.
05:06All three of us used to go.
05:07Oh my God!
05:08I used to say that I will not go.
05:09I used to hold my ears and say Tauba Tauba.
05:11And next Friday, I used to watch the film.
05:13Where is he?
05:14Where is he?
05:15Like that.
05:16Okay.
05:17And at that time,
05:18you used to watch Telugu films.
05:19Telugu, yes.
05:20Hindi was very less there.
05:21And in Telugu,
05:22did you have any big...
05:25Yes, yes.
05:26When I used to work,
05:27I used to read N. T. Ramarao ji,
05:29Nagesh Rao ji, Shobhan Babu ji.
05:32These are very big heroes.
05:33And you did Devra with N. T. Ramarao ji's grandson.
05:36Yes, I did Devra.
05:37I had a desire to work with him.
05:40I worked with Nagesh Rao ji.
05:42Okay.
05:43And I worked with Krishna ji.
05:45And you saw these people on screen.
05:48Yes, I saw them on screen.
05:49Okay.
05:50And in Telugu,
05:51Sagitri ji is such a big actress.
05:54There can't be an actress like her.
05:57Okay.
05:58So, there was Sagitri ji, Anjali Devi ji.
06:01I was very lucky to work with Anjali Devi ji.
06:03Okay.
06:04Anjali Devi ji...
06:05So, you were a fan of these people.
06:06Yes, of course.
06:07We used to get beaten up
06:08by watching their films.
06:09How can I forget?
06:11So, when I...
06:12Aditya Subbarao ji
06:14had signed me in Telugu for the first time.
06:16Yes.
06:17So, Anjali Devi ji
06:18had become my mother.
06:20And Krishna ji
06:21was my partner.
06:23Oh, how nice.
06:24Boyfriend.
06:25So, the people you saw on screen,
06:27you got to work with them.
06:29Yes.
06:30How nice.
06:31And then I did one film
06:33with Nagesh Rao ji.
06:34Okay.
06:35That time Vijay Nirmala ji,
06:37who is Krishna ji's wife,
06:39she was the director of the movie.
06:40Okay.
06:41So, Nagesh Rao ji, me, Vijay Nirmala,
06:44and Krishna ji were there.
06:46So, at that time,
06:47I was working in Hindi also, you know, a lot.
06:49At that time, I was very busy.
06:51So, I did a film with Vinod Khanna ji.
06:53The producer called me
06:55and said,
06:57Anupam,
06:59we have a date,
07:01Vinod Khanna ji, please come.
07:03He said, you can come by 2 o'clock.
07:04No problem.
07:05Vinod Khanna ji
07:06used to come by 2 o'clock anyway.
07:08Yes, he used to come by 2 o'clock.
07:10So, I told the director,
07:12I will come,
07:14but you talk to Nagesh Rao ji.
07:16If he comes by 7 o'clock in the morning,
07:18we will leave you by 12 o'clock,
07:19you can go to the airport.
07:20So, I went to Nagesh Rao ji,
07:22I said, sir,
07:24shooting is going on,
07:26please can you come a little early.
07:27I spoke to him in Telugu.
07:29He just looked at me,
07:30okay, what time do you want me to come?
07:327 o'clock with make-up, sir.
07:33Please, I hope you don't mind.
07:35Okay.
07:36He went and packed up.
07:37Then I went at 7.30.
07:39Nagesh Rao ji was already sitting there with make-up.
07:41Oh, my God!
07:43Anyway,
07:45they left me at 12 o'clock,
07:46then I came in.
07:47At that time, my shooting was in Araki.
07:49One and eleven.
07:53So, actually, you were doing Telugu films
07:55and Hindi films.
07:57And I was doing Malayalam also.
07:59Yes, Malayalam.
08:00I did a lot in Malayalam.
08:01How did you do Malayalam?
08:02Because you don't even know Malayalam.
08:04I still don't know,
08:05although I worked in 29 movies.
08:07Wow!
08:08My first film was with Kamal Haasan.
08:10So, we went to the room for shooting.
08:13The main thing is,
08:14they were giving me money,
08:15I wanted the money as soon as possible.
08:17Because I wanted to take a good flight.
08:19Okay.
08:20So, they said,
08:21I'll get the money.
08:22They gave me all the money.
08:23I was very happy
08:24because I couldn't give them
08:25the money for the house.
08:26When I went there,
08:27there were dialogues.
08:28I said,
08:29what are these dialogues?
08:30I didn't understand a single word.
08:31I started crying.
08:32I said,
08:33now I'm stuck.
08:34I'm stuck with the money.
08:35Anyway,
08:36I'll return the money.
08:37But I want to go back.
08:38I refused to come out of the room.
08:39So, Kamal came to me.
08:40What happened?
08:41I said,
08:42Kamal, I'm so sorry.
08:43I can't work.
08:44Then he said,
08:45now that you're here,
08:46work for a day.
08:47We'll all help you.
08:49You can write,
08:50turn your lines on the cutter,
08:51wherever you want to write.
08:54So, I said,
08:55okay.
08:56We'll also prompt you.
08:57Just,
08:58give the lip movement
08:59and expression correctly.
09:00We'll dub it.
09:02While crying,
09:03I gave the first shot.
09:04They helped me.
09:05They prompted me from here
09:06and from there.
09:07I said, not bad.
09:08Then,
09:09I had a romantic scene.
09:10I held Kamal's hand like this.
09:11Kamal's entire hand
09:12was filled with Telugu lines.
09:13I was looking at his hand.
09:16I said,
09:17now I can do a Russian film also
09:18if everybody dubs.
09:19I mean, prompt.
09:20Correct, correct.
09:21How nice.
09:22Yeah, like that,
09:23I did 29 movies.
09:24Wow!
09:25And you still don't know Malayalam?
09:26No, I don't.
09:27Oh, okay.
09:28I only know one or two lines.
09:29Oh, that little bit.
09:30Have you eaten?
09:31How are you?
09:32But these are the lines
09:33I can speak.
09:34That's nice.
09:35Okay, okay.
09:36And tell me,
09:37Telugu comes easily to you?
09:38Yeah, yeah.
09:39Telugu is my language.
09:40So, not a problem.
09:42I didn't do much Telugu.
09:43That's the problem.
09:44Because,
09:45when I went to do it,
09:46when I started talking in Telugu,
09:47they were like,
09:48oh, you know Telugu?
09:49I said, yes, I know.
09:50They were so happy.
09:51Because many people,
09:52they don't know
09:53that I know Telugu.
09:54They still don't know?
09:55Now, people are getting to know.
09:56I can work.
09:57Yeah, I can talk.
09:58Okay.
09:59So, you are from Andhra.
10:00Everybody should know.
10:01I am a Muslim girl.
10:02It feels like,
10:03they can't,
10:04since I am in Bombay.
10:05Yeah, that's enough.
10:07Okay.
10:08So, tell me,
10:09when you came to Bombay,
10:10you went to the Film Institute.
10:13So, didn't your parents object?
10:16No, no.
10:17They didn't understand.
10:18Where are you going?
10:19Malika Appa,
10:21the eldest,
10:22who is in LA now,
10:23she said,
10:24she went and convinced my mother.
10:26It's like school.
10:27She is going to school.
10:28Let her do what she wants.
10:30Don't stop her.
10:31If she doesn't get selected there,
10:33let her come back.
10:34Okay.
10:35She said, yes.
10:36She said okay.
10:37So, I got selected.
10:39At that time,
10:40I was the only girl from Andhra.
10:41Right.
10:42And from every state,
10:43they wanted a girl.
10:44Yes, they wanted a girl.
10:45It was for the government.
10:46So,
10:47I got selected.
10:48I got confidence.
10:49Did you enjoy
10:50FTII?
10:51Oh, yes.
10:52Yes, yes.
10:53I enjoyed a lot.
10:54But you are from such a conservative
10:55Muslim family.
10:56Yes.
10:57And FTII was totally different.
10:58That era and that world.
10:59We never went out together,
11:00brother and sister.
11:01Right.
11:02There,
11:03the girls,
11:04on the first day,
11:05I was a little scared.
11:06I didn't like it.
11:07But later,
11:08as I started working,
11:09they all were so nice.
11:10Yes, yes.
11:11I mean,
11:12education is really very good.
11:13I enjoyed a lot.
11:14I remember,
11:15Shatrughan Sinha told me,
11:16when he went to Pune,
11:17Yes, yes.
11:18So, on the first day,
11:19he was shocked.
11:20Because,
11:21in Pune,
11:22Maharashtrian girls
11:23are quite progressive.
11:24Yes.
11:25So, he saw
11:26girls riding a cycle.
11:27He had never seen
11:28anything like this
11:29in Patna.
11:30He was shocked.
11:31Shatrughan Sinha had come
11:32to Pune.
11:33Yes.
11:34He had come to Pune.
11:35He had come to Pune.
11:36He had come to Pune.
11:37Shatrughan Sinha had come
11:38to do ragging with us.
11:39Shatrughan Sinha had come.
11:40Jaya ji had come.
11:41Yes, the seniors
11:42used to come.
11:43Yes, the seniors used to come.
11:44The juniors had come.
11:45So, let's do ragging with them.
11:46Okay.
11:47Jaya ji was very sweet.
11:48And she said,
11:49when you come to Bombay,
11:50please come and meet me.
11:51I will help you out.
11:52But,
11:53I remember,
11:54when you came from FTII,
11:56at that time,
11:57there was a group
11:58of FTII.
11:59So, all of them
12:00used to meet.
12:01Seniors, juniors,
12:02everyone used to meet.
12:03Yes.
12:04And,
12:05they used to help each other.
12:06They used to help each other.
12:07They used to recommend
12:08some films.
12:09Absolutely.
12:10There was all that.
12:11Yes, there was a lot.
12:12That used to be
12:13one group by itself.
12:14Even today,
12:15our group,
12:16of our class,
12:17we are still in touch.
12:18Okay.
12:19Who were there
12:20in your class?
12:21Kamaljeet Singh.
12:22Kamal.
12:23Shailendra Singh.
12:24Shailendra Singh.
12:25Rita Bhaduri was there.
12:26Rita.
12:27And, Palu,
12:28who was the daughter
12:29of Dada Muni.
12:30Yes, Palu.
12:31Preeti Gambali.
12:32Shabana.
12:33Kamaljeet Singh.
12:34Shabana was with you?
12:35Yes.
12:36I have seen Shabana's work.
12:37I have learnt a lot
12:38from Shabana.
12:39She was so good.
12:40I can't tell you.
12:41When she used to do it,
12:42I used to think,
12:43how can she cry
12:44so soon?
12:45How can she do it
12:46so soon?
12:47I really used to watch her.
12:48You mean,
12:49during school days?
12:50During FTII?
12:51She was very good.
12:52Okay.
12:53From the beginning,
12:54she was very good.
12:55I used to…
12:56She used to stand out.
12:57Yes.
12:58Always.
12:59She was really good.
13:00And, tell me,
13:01you too,
13:02from FTII,
13:03plus you were
13:04very talented.
13:05You are very talented.
13:07I have always thought
13:08you are a very,
13:09very talented actor.
13:10Thanks.
13:11So,
13:12did you ever feel
13:13that the level
13:14Shabana has achieved,
13:15you know,
13:16that level,
13:17you didn't reach
13:18that level.
13:19So,
13:20did you ever feel
13:21that?
13:22No,
13:23I never felt that
13:24because I had never
13:25thought that
13:26I will get
13:27as much work
13:28as I have got.
13:29Okay.
13:30So,
13:31I was not over
13:32that yes,
13:33I will get this,
13:34I will get that.
13:35No,
13:36I kept doing
13:37as much as I got.
13:38And, you were happy
13:39because of that.
13:40I was very happy.
13:41Okay.
13:42Because,
13:43it's not like
13:44you look at others
13:45and say,
13:46oh,
13:47he has reached here,
13:48I have reached there.
13:49No,
13:50I don't have that habit
13:51even today.
13:52I am happy
13:53with what I have.
13:54Okay.
13:55I don't look at
13:56someone's big house
13:57and say,
13:58why is my house
13:59small?
14:00Never.
14:01I will be very happy
14:02if I keep it small.
14:03Yes.
14:04You were happy
14:05even then.
14:06Yes,
14:07absolutely.
14:08Okay.
14:09I remember that.
14:10And, it's not like
14:11you are jealous
14:12of someone.
14:13No,
14:14I am not jealous
14:15of anyone.
14:16I feel weird
14:17that I am not
14:18a human being.
14:19I don't feel jealous
14:20of anyone.
14:21I feel happy
14:22when someone
14:23moves forward.
14:24I don't feel jealous.
14:25Okay.
14:26I never talk bad
14:27about anyone.
14:28About your career,
14:29did you ever
14:30have a plan
14:31to reach here,
14:32to do this film,
14:33to do this?
14:34I told you
14:35that I didn't
14:36have a plan.
14:37I did whatever
14:38I could get.
14:39So, you didn't
14:40have a plan.
14:41No,
14:42I have seen a lot of people
14:43who have taken
14:44someone else's work.
14:45I will reach there.
14:46You take me,
14:47I will do it
14:48with less money.
14:49There are people
14:50who do this.
14:51Yes,
14:52a lot.
14:53But,
14:54when someone told me
14:55that someone
14:56did this
14:57for my role,
14:58I said,
14:59no,
15:00I will do it
15:01for this type.
15:02Okay.
15:03You have always
15:04had an image
15:05of a simple girl,
15:06not glamorous.
15:07So,
15:08you did not
15:09aspire to be glamorous?
15:10No,
15:11I never felt
15:12glamorous.
15:13Because,
15:14this is a
15:15glamorous industry.
15:16No,
15:17when I started,
15:18I was
15:19a next door girl.
15:20I was a girl.
15:21I was a girl.
15:22I was a girl.
15:23I was a girl.
15:24I was a girl.
15:25I was a girl.
15:26I was a girl.
15:27I was a girl.
15:28So,
15:29I was very happy
15:30doing these kind of movies
15:31and I was happy.
15:32But,
15:33Raj Kapoor said
15:34that you are not glamorous.
15:35No,
15:36this is wrong.
15:37I will tell you.
15:38I have clarified
15:39this before too.
15:40I went to meet Raj sir.
15:41No,
15:42no,
15:43Raj sir
15:44called us there.
15:45Loni,
15:46whenever he used to come,
15:47Loni,
15:48he used to call.
15:49Loni was his farm
15:50in Pune.
15:51And that time,
15:52he signed
15:53with MTI.
15:54He signed
15:55Shailendra Singh
15:56for Bobby's songs.
15:57So,
15:58he used to call us all.
15:59I have a photo
16:00of Raj sir.
16:01I will show you.
16:02With the people
16:03of the institute.
16:04So,
16:05we all got ready
16:06and went.
16:07He looked at me
16:08like this.
16:09He said,
16:10you look like
16:11a bhangan.
16:12So,
16:13I said,
16:14yes,
16:15I got ready
16:16and went.
16:17He called me bhangan.
16:18I felt bad
16:19but I didn't say anything.
16:20I kept quiet.
16:21When we left,
16:22he said,
16:23do you know
16:24why I called you bhangan?
16:25I said,
16:26because
16:27I used to call
16:28Waheeda Rehman
16:29as bhangan.
16:30What a compliment
16:31he gave.
16:32Right.
16:33I said,
16:34he compared me
16:35with Waheeda ji.
16:36When I was
16:37so stupid,
16:38when I came to Bombay,
16:39Waheeda ji's house
16:40was on the
16:41battle stand.
16:42Raj Brover
16:43was very close
16:44to Waheeda ji.
16:45He used to
16:46feel that connection.
16:47Yes.
16:48I said,
16:49I want to meet
16:50Waheeda ji.
16:51I went
16:52like a fool.
16:53I was looking
16:54at him.
16:55I said,
16:56Waheeda ji,
16:57I look like you
16:58so I want to meet
16:59Waheeda ji.
17:00From which angle
17:01did you see him?
17:02I mean,
17:03this is what
17:04you get
17:05when you
17:06don't even
17:07get this.
17:08It was beautiful.
17:09Very sweet of her.
17:10It is a big thing
17:11to see Waheeda ji.
17:12Raj sir gave
17:13such a big compliment.
17:14I mean,
17:15it is important
17:16to see him.
17:17I don't know
17:18why I
17:19remember
17:20Waheeda ji.
17:21Oh nice.
17:22You grew up
17:23seeing
17:24Waheeda ji.
17:25Isn't it?
17:26Same dance.
17:27What a graceful
17:28lady she is.
17:29What a dancer.
17:30So you met
17:31Waheeda ji.
17:32Yes,
17:33I met him.
17:34Raj sir
17:35was there.
17:36I said,
17:37I want to meet him
17:38so he took me.
17:39You never
17:40worked with him.
17:41No,
17:42I never worked with him
17:43but I remember
17:44working with him.
17:45When I was
17:46in Pune Film
17:47Institute,
17:48did you hear
17:49the name
17:50of Rani Boora?
17:51She was with
17:52us in the
17:53meeting.
17:54That time
17:55I went with,
17:56I was staying
17:57with Shabana.
17:58So,
17:59in Churchgate,
18:00her office
18:01was somewhere.
18:02So I said,
18:03I don't know
18:04how to go to
18:05Churchgate.
18:06So Shabana
18:07said,
18:08I'll take you.
18:09I went to
18:10Shabana
18:11by train.
18:12Shabana
18:13was sitting
18:14outside.
18:15I went,
18:16I met
18:17Shyam Benegal.
18:18After meeting
18:19Shyam Benegal,
18:20Waheeda ji
18:21was playing
18:22the role.
18:23So,
18:24everything was
18:25decided.
18:26After that,
18:27Shabana said,
18:28I'll go and
18:29meet
18:30Benegal ji,
18:31Shyam ji.
18:32She went and
18:33met.
18:34As soon as she
18:35came out,
18:36she said,
18:37I'm doing
18:38Waheeda ji's role.
18:39I said,
18:40wow,
18:41that's very
18:42nice.
18:43He liked her
18:44so he said,
18:45you do this,
18:46Zarina will do
18:47this.
18:48It was my
18:49third role.
18:50I was
18:51thinking,
18:52why should I
18:53do the small
18:54role?
18:55I didn't
18:56do it.
18:57I got
18:58so many
18:59calls from
19:00his office.
19:01I didn't
19:02pick up the
19:03phone.
19:04I didn't
19:05answer them.
19:06Then they
19:07took somebody
19:08else.
19:09As long as
19:10you were
19:11junior to
19:12Waheeda ji,
19:13you were
19:14alright.
19:15But why
19:16should you
19:17do the
19:18role with
19:19Shabana?
19:20There was
19:21a source
19:22in their
19:23house.
19:24They
19:25used to
19:26take care
19:27of me so
19:28well.
19:29I didn't
19:30have to worry
19:31about anything.
19:32I was
19:33very happy
19:34that Shabana
19:35did it.
19:36That was
19:37Ankur.
19:38What a
19:39story.
19:40I have
19:41never told
19:42this story
19:43to anyone.
19:44Fantastic
19:45story.
19:46When you
19:47came,
19:48you had
19:49a very
19:50good
19:51introduction
19:52with
19:53Dev Anand.
19:54Yes,
19:55when I
19:56came to
19:57Bombay.
19:58What a
19:59lovely
20:00person.
20:01I still
20:02love Dev
20:03Anand.
20:04I was
20:05near
20:06Mehboob
20:07Studio
20:08where I
20:09was.
20:10Somebody
20:11said,
20:12why don't
20:13you go and
20:14meet Dev
20:15Sahab?
20:16He is
20:17making
20:18a film
20:19together.
20:20I
20:21said,
20:22I
20:23don't
20:24remember.
20:25Typical.
20:26I
20:27didn't
20:28say anything
20:29about
20:30the
20:31photographs.
20:32They
20:33were
20:34making
20:35a film
20:36together.
20:37I
20:38left.
20:39I
20:40didn't
20:41have
20:42an
20:43address.
20:44I
20:45didn't
20:46have
20:47an
20:48address.
20:49I
20:50didn't
20:51have
20:52an
20:53address.
20:54I
20:55went to
20:56Dev
20:57Sahab.
20:58I
20:59told him
21:00many
21:01times.
21:02He
21:03said,
21:04you don't
21:05need to
21:06show your
21:07photographs.
21:08He
21:09was a
21:10fantastic
21:11man.
21:12I
21:13did
21:14his
21:15first
21:16film.
21:17I
21:18started
21:19with him
21:20and
21:21ended
21:22with him.
21:23You
21:24didn't
21:25move on to
21:26films for
21:27a long
21:28time.
21:29I
21:30got
21:31married.
21:32In
21:33those
21:34days,
21:35if you
21:36got
21:37married,
21:38you
21:39used to
21:40leave
21:41films.
21:42In
21:43those
21:44days,
21:45I
21:46didn't
21:47have
21:48a
21:49job.
21:50I
21:51started
21:52my career
21:53with
21:54Agni.
21:55That's
21:56how I
21:57started
21:58my
21:59career.
22:00You
22:01don't
22:02care
22:03about
22:04small
22:05screens or
22:06big
22:07screens.
22:08People
22:09tell you
22:10that you
22:11have to
22:12do acting
22:13and make-up
22:14The medium doesn't matter. No, it doesn't matter at all.
22:17That is why you do short films, web series, TV.
22:23I have done all the work I wanted to do. I have seen my good days.
22:27Now I want to... I don't have to work. I want to work.
22:32So I can work for 10-12 days. I have oxygen for that and I am happy.
22:35You feel that? Yeah, yeah.
22:37Okay. But let's go back a little.
22:39When you were doing your films,
22:42you had some very big films.
22:44Like, there were small films, but they were very big.
22:47Like Chit Chor.
22:49Sawan Kaune Do.
22:51Yes, Sawan Kaune Do, which was done by Arshi.
22:53So you know, you had...
22:55You did small films, but they were good.
22:57They were good.
22:59Ghar Honda.
23:01That is why I never thought, why am I not doing big films?
23:03No, no.
23:05And I was such a big fan of Shashi.
23:07Shashi Kapoor.
23:09He used to come to Shabana's house a lot.
23:11I remember.
23:13One day,
23:15he asked for water.
23:17He drank half a glass of water and left.
23:19As soon as Shashi left,
23:21I ran and sat on the chair.
23:23And I had water.
23:25I drank Shashi's water.
23:27Shashi's fake water.
23:31Oh God, I can never forget that.
23:33But he was a charmer.
23:35What a charmer.
23:37He was there with me
23:39in Ek Aur Ek Gyaara.
23:41Neetu Singh and Shashi,
23:43Vinod Khannan and myself.
23:45I remember both of them had fought at that time.
23:47Shashi Kapoor and Vinod Khannan
23:49had fought a lot.
23:51I was the one who did the story.
23:53Really?
23:55Because Vinod used to come late.
23:59And Shashi is very punctual.
24:01He used to get very angry.
24:03He used to get very angry.
24:05So he gave me a very
24:07heated interview.
24:09He is very punctual.
24:11I had a shooting in Filmala.
24:13Ek Aur Ek Gyaara.
24:15We didn't have a phone at that time.
24:17He was at the booth outside.
24:19As soon as I entered,
24:21he said, you are late.
24:23I said, no Shashi ji,
24:25I am on time.
24:27What time was the call?
24:298.30.
24:31So 15 minutes you are late.
24:33That day and today,
24:35I have never been late.
24:37Really?
24:39Thanks to Shashi Kapoor.
24:41Even if I go 5 minutes earlier,
24:43I don't go late.
24:47For My Name Is Khan,
24:49I got a call from Dharma Productions.
24:51They said, you have to meet
24:53Karan at 3 pm.
24:55I reached there at 3.45 pm.
24:57I was shopping downstairs.
24:59In less than 2 minutes,
25:01I reached there at 3.45 pm.
25:03Karan is also punctual.
25:07You have worked with Dharma
25:09in Agnipath.
25:11Yes, Agnipath and
25:13Mr. & Mrs. Mahi.
25:17Let us go back again
25:19to your career before you got married.
25:21At that time,
25:23the three ruling stars
25:25were Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand
25:27and Dilip Kumar.
25:29You had met Mr. & Mrs. Mahi.
25:31Did you meet Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Kumar?
25:33Yes, it is important to
25:35meet Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Kumar.
25:37When I was a paying guest,
25:39it was an old bungalow.
25:41On one side,
25:43I was a paying guest
25:45and on the other side,
25:47Taj Apa was a paying guest.
25:49She was Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Kumar's sister.
25:51I used to talk to Mr. & Mrs. Taj Apa.
25:53I told them, if Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Kumar
25:55comes, I would like to meet them.
25:57Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Kumar called me.
25:59I was sitting at the table
26:01where Mr. & Mrs. Dilip Kumar used to sit.
26:03At Mr. & Mrs. Taj Apa's house?
26:05Yes.
26:07I told him, you are from
26:09the film industry.
26:11We kept talking for a while.
26:13He asked me to act.
26:15I told him, if I had a camera,
26:17I would be able to act.
26:21He just looked at me and didn't say anything.
26:23I wrote a letter to Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Chopra.
26:25I told him, I have a letter.
26:27You can meet Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Chopra.
26:29That's very sweet of him.
26:31I didn't work with him later.
26:33He gave you a letter to B. R. Chopra?
26:35Yes.
26:37I took the letter to Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Chopra.
26:39After that,
26:41I did a film called Sawan Ko Aane Do.
26:43Rajshree Ki?
26:45Rajshree Ki.
26:47I received a letter from Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Chopra.
26:49It was from Mr. & Mrs. Nootan.
26:51I have already talked about it.
26:53I still have that letter.
26:57I told him about Mr. & Mrs. Nootan.
26:59He asked me about his swimming costume.
27:01I told him about it.
27:03He said, nothing wrong.
27:05What's the big deal?
27:07He is a very good actor.
27:09He has played many roles in sarees.
27:11But he has his own personal life.
27:13It doesn't matter if he wears it on screen.
27:15That's what I told him.
27:19I don't read magazines.
27:21I don't show it to them.
27:23That's very sweet of you.
27:27If you talk about anyone these days,
27:29then they will think you are talking about me.
27:31We think so negatively.
27:33Yes.
27:35It's great to write a letter
27:37to actresses like Mr. & Mrs. Nootan.
27:39Right?
27:41You were a heroine
27:43of Amol Palekar, right?
27:45Yes.
27:47I am still in touch with him.
27:49He is in Pune. We talk to each other
27:51Whenever he comes, he calls me
27:54What was it like working with Amol?
27:56Very nice
27:57It doesn't feel like we are shooting
27:59We work in fun
28:01He is very natural
28:03He was also called the boy next door
28:05Yes
28:07He was the same
28:09Nowadays there are a lot of boys next door
28:11But at that time he was the same
28:15He used to work in a bank
28:17He used to do theatre also
28:23How did you meet Nirmal?
28:25Nirmal means Aditya Pancholi
28:27We call him Nirmal
28:31When we talk, we call him Nirmal
28:33But his screen name is
28:35Aditya Pancholi
28:37How did you meet him?
28:39VHS video films were made
28:41Heeba films
28:43They used to do it in a big way
28:46He came to me and asked
28:48if I wanted to do a video film
28:50I said no, I don't want to work
28:52I said no, it's a feature film
28:54It's only 2-2.5 hours long
28:56Sorry
28:58I said I don't want to do it
29:00The story was very good
29:02I said
29:04If I don't do it, the stardust people will feel bad
29:06I said let's do it
29:08It doesn't feel good
29:10He was there
29:12What a good looking boy
29:14He is younger to me
29:18You will not believe
29:20We got married in 15-20 days
29:22It was my fate
29:24I was destined to get married
29:26That's why I did this film
29:28and met him
29:32It was destiny
29:34You didn't hesitate?
29:36No
29:38You both are from different religions
29:40He is a Hindu
29:43You are a Muslim
29:45You are from a traditional Muslim family
29:49He is much younger than you
29:51You didn't hesitate?
29:53No
29:55It's destiny
29:57When I got married to him
29:59Everyone said he is so handsome and young
30:01We will leave him in 5-6 months
30:03I did this for 5-6 months
30:05It's been 36 years
30:07Touch wood
30:09That's true
30:11I remember one thing
30:13When you got married
30:15You told me
30:17When you marry a person who is so good looking
30:19and much younger than you
30:21He will always go out
30:23He will have relationships
30:25I am ready for it
30:27You told me
30:29and it happened
30:31I have never asked Nirmal
30:33a single question
30:36I just wanted to know
30:38how is he to me
30:40That's more important
30:42Even if I knew, I never used to ask
30:44If I ask, he will get scared
30:46So why should I ask?
30:48But you used to say that
30:50that you be prepared for it
30:52I was mentally prepared
30:54So I said this is my decision
30:56so I have to look
30:58So did you have a Nikah when you got married to him?
31:00Yes, we got Nikah
31:02So he converted himself?
31:04He didn't convert
31:06Like in Islam, you have to change your name
31:08But otherwise
31:10you didn't change each other's religion?
31:12No, there are so many temples in my house
31:14I offer prayers
31:16Even before you came
31:18I offered prayers
31:20I am not a religious person
31:22So how do you manage?
31:24Two religions in one house
31:26How do you manage?
31:28I don't manage
31:30Everything is given in this house
31:33Everything is given by God
31:35So why should we point out
31:37what is good and what is bad
31:39I always see good points
31:41not bad points
31:43And how did you bring up your children?
31:45How did you name your children?
31:47Should it be Muslim or Hindu?
31:49No, when we were born
31:51we were watching a Pakistani TV serial
31:53the heroine's name was Sana
31:55If we have a daughter, we will keep Sana
31:57Nirmal told you?
31:59Yes, we immediately kept Sana
32:01And he was doing one film
32:03his name was Suraj
32:05So when Suraj was born
32:07he came running from the shooting
32:09when he was born
32:11his name was Suraj
32:13So there was no thought
32:15that there should be an Islamic name
32:17or a Hindu name
32:19I think Sathi was shooting
32:21his name was Suraj
32:23So you never thought
32:25No, we didn't plan
32:27that we will keep a Muslim name
32:30or a Hindu name
32:32We didn't even think about it
32:34My mother-in-law and my father-in-law
32:36they were very nice
32:38There was never any discrimination
32:40And how have the children been growing up?
32:42What did you teach them?
32:44We didn't teach them anything
32:46Just follow the religion
32:48So no force
32:50No, no force
32:52So what do they follow?
32:54They follow themselves
33:00But they have grown up knowing both the religions
33:02Like they go to the temple, church
33:04I also offer prayers
33:06So nothing like that
33:08So they are
33:10Religion has always been there for us
33:12Even for Nirmal?
33:14No, never
33:16Nirmal is a very sweet person
33:18You know about Nirmal
33:20whatever we hear outside
33:22We hear a lot wrong
33:24But there is one thing
33:26Whether it was Pooja Bedi or Kangana
33:28Both of them talked about abuse
33:32But you as the wife
33:34you have never talked about him abusing you
33:36No, never
33:38Is he abusive as a husband?
33:40Never
33:42Everyone thinks he hits
33:44He is such a sweet person
33:46He is very sweet
33:48So you have never seen that domestic abuse
33:50part of him?
33:52No, no
33:54His girlfriends were talking about it
33:57But what she wanted was not happening
33:59So lets not talk about it
34:01I have come out of it
34:03But I remember
34:05the first time I met Kangana
34:07You were there
34:11We were watching Gangster in Dimple
34:13And you were so nice to her
34:15Yes, I was nice to her
34:17She used to come to my house
34:21She was very nice
34:23I don't know what
34:25I knew that
34:27I could see what she couldn't
34:29But time will tell
34:31I don't want to say anything
34:33But you have handled it beautifully
34:35What is Nirmal like
34:37A as a husband
34:39B as a father
34:41I want to be his daughter or
34:43son in my next life
34:45He is such a good father
34:47And a good husband
34:49He never stopped me
34:51for anything
34:54Even when I wanted to do a film
34:56I never stopped him
34:58I used to tell him that I have to go to London
35:00Hello
35:02Book a ticket to London
35:04He is like that
35:06On the spot, he will never say
35:08why do I have to go
35:10He will not ask
35:12Never
35:14Even now when we are in Calumet
35:16I have to go to Bangkok
35:20You bought a house for yourself
35:22In Andhra Pradesh
35:24You bought a house?
35:26I thought sometime back
35:28There was a house in Hyderabad
35:30My sisters bought it
35:32and I sold it
35:34I still have Haseena's house
35:36She has got a house
35:38What do you think of
35:40Aditya Pancholi as an actor
35:42He is a very good actor
35:44Did you ever feel
35:46that he has not got his due
35:48as an actor
35:51Yes
35:53There are many actors
35:55who used to refuse to work with him
35:57Who will look at me if I work with you
35:59Because he was so good looking
36:01He used to work well
36:03He had a presence
36:05His scenes with Sanju Baba
36:07used to be so good
36:09Even in Saathi, his work was so good
36:11But now he has stopped working
36:13I have done a good job
36:15I have heard that he has stopped working
36:17Its been 6 years
36:19I don't know whether I have to say this or not
36:21Say it
36:23He said
36:25Let me tell you
36:27Once
36:29He was shooting with Shammi Kapoor
36:33He was shooting in a bungalow
36:35That time he was
36:37doing very well
36:39Shammi was there
36:41and Raj Babbar was there
36:43I don't remember who else
36:45There was only one room in the bungalow
36:47The room was decorated very well
36:49So Nirmal went to do the make up
36:51Shammi ji didn't come
36:53I asked him where he was
36:55He said he was downstairs
36:57I went to the garden and saw
36:59Shammi ji doing the make up
37:01He was holding an umbrella
37:03He ran down and said
37:05Sir, please come to the make up room
37:07I said no, I am comfortable
37:09He said no, this is not fair
37:11He said no
37:13He said that when I will go to be an actor
37:15I will not work
37:17If I can do this to Shammi ji
37:19Then who am I in front of her
37:21That's the main reason he stopped working
37:23Really?
37:25I am telling you today, he will not work
37:27He does not want to become a character artist
37:29After becoming a character artist
37:35I just told you
37:37The people who used to look at you like this
37:39They look at you like this
37:41Our industry is like this
37:43I am happy
37:45What more can I do
37:47Which was the last few films that he did?
37:49He did Bansali ji
37:51I left it
37:53He was also Bansali ji
37:55He said yes
37:57He called me back for Hira Mundi
37:59I said no sir, please don't feel bad
38:01I don't want to work
38:03So only you are working
38:05I have to work
38:07I don't care
38:09You don't have a problem
38:11No
38:13Because the way he looked at Shammi ji
38:15He didn't like it
38:17He didn't like it at all
38:19We all respect Shammi ji
38:21And he left her
38:23This is not fair
38:25I am a new girl
38:27And he gave me a make up room, that's not fair
38:29That's very sweet of him to think
38:31Who thinks like this?
38:33But Denman is a sweet person
38:35Because of his anger
38:37People have defamed him
38:39If you have a problem, he will go
38:41To fight
38:43That's not correct
38:45But anyway
38:47You spent 36 years together
38:49As far as I know, no one else knows
38:51No one else
38:53Tell me
38:55You have been
38:57Shahrukh Khan's mother
38:59Hrithik Roshan's mother
39:01What are all these screen sons like?
39:03Tell me about them
39:05And you have been
39:07And I am doing one film
39:09With Prabhas also
39:11Raja sahab
39:13You must see that movie
39:15I have seen a teaser
39:17Not a teaser
39:19A small poster
39:21We will release the film in April
39:23But let me tell you one thing
39:25A person like Prabhas
39:27Can't be anyone else
39:29Really?
39:31He is such a good person
39:33I want two sons in my next life
39:35One Prabhas and one Suraj
39:37Really?
39:39He is such a lovely person
39:41What is so special about him?
39:43He doesn't have any ego
39:45He will come on set
39:47Maybe with you
39:49No, with everybody
39:51There are 3 heroines
39:53There are character artists
39:55After the pack up, he will say bye to everyone
39:57He will say bye to everyone
39:59What is the need to say bye to everyone
40:01And the work is done
40:03In the next scene, he is not there
40:05He will not go to his van
40:07He will sit in the corner
40:09He will sit on the set
40:11If you tell him that you are hungry
40:13He will call home
40:15And order food for 40-50 people
40:17Not just you, he will feed everyone
40:19I can't tell you
40:21How good a person he is
40:23May God give him a long life
40:25Such a darling
40:27He is a darling, I am telling you
40:29Happy to hear this about Prabhas
40:31He is such a lovely person
40:33I never thought of working with him
40:35But he made me so comfortable
40:37Not only me
40:39There were new heroines
40:41I spoke to them nicely
40:43He has got a smiling face
40:45He has done 7 schedules
40:47I have never seen him misbehaving
40:49I have never seen him talking loudly
40:51Wow
40:53Excellent person he is
40:55Tell me about your other screen sons
40:57Your NTR
40:59NTR is a very good producer
41:03Did you know him before?
41:05In Mehendi Patna
41:07Where my house was
41:09His house was nearby
41:11I was walking and his mother was standing there
41:13I saw Zarina
41:15I asked her to come inside
41:17I went inside
41:19That is when he started working
41:21People started recognizing him
41:23He had done a lot of work
41:25I asked him if he had met NTR
41:27When I called his name
41:29He came running
41:31He was playing tennis
41:33Our kids will come
41:35His kids are very obedient
41:37Obedient
41:39His mother called him
41:41He came running
41:43He had a racket in his hand
41:45I saw your film
41:47In fact I was watching your film
41:49The day before yesterday
41:51With Krishna ji
41:53He was watching that movie
41:55He remembers
41:57It has been 12 years
41:59Still he remembers
42:01How did you get Devra?
42:03I got a call from the production
42:05Not from the production
42:07The coordinator
42:11Did you listen to the story?
42:13No
42:15I just told the outline
42:17Devra's mother's role
42:19Had some importance
42:21Nice role
42:23Do you like him as a person?
42:25Screen son
42:27He is nice
42:29He is more concerned about his work
42:31He does his work
42:33Rameshwari was also there
42:35He used to talk to us
42:37He talks a lot
42:39He does his work
42:43Were you there in the Telugu version?
42:45Yes
42:47It was shot in Telugu
42:49You did the dubbing
42:51Yes
42:53I did my first film
42:57Virata Parvam
43:012-2.5 years back
43:03Sai Pallavi was also there
43:05I played Rana Duggupati's mother
43:09When they were looking
43:11For a film
43:13For Prabhas's film
43:15Someone
43:17Showed me
43:19I said yes
43:21He approved
43:23Immediately they called me
43:25For that movie
43:27When you do Telugu films
43:29Which are dubbed
43:31In Hindi
43:33You must be one of the few actors
43:35Who can do both
43:37You do the dubbing
43:39Of Telugu films
43:41Are you comfortable?
43:43Yes
43:45I did the dubbing of Virata Parvam
43:47You also did the dubbing of Devra
43:49Yes
43:51Rajasaheb
43:53I did a little bit of dubbing
43:55Now it will be complete
43:57We used to ask you
43:59How is this guy
44:01As your romantic lead
44:03Now we are asking
44:05How does he look as your son
44:07Shahrukh Khan
44:09As a screen son
44:11He was good
44:13Our shot was done at 1.30 am
44:15With Shahrukh
44:17I had only one scene with Shahrukh
44:19With the kids
44:21So
44:27We were doing Shahrukh later
44:29With the kids
44:31Good people do good
44:33Bad people do bad
44:35The assistant director
44:37Said
44:39Ma'am
44:41Good people do good
44:43Good people do bad
44:45I got stuck
44:47Good people do good
44:49I was saying good
44:51Good people do good
44:53Bad people do bad
44:55He said
44:57Shahrukh was waiting
44:59So we did it with Shahrukh
45:01When it was done
45:03He said
45:05I am so sorry
45:07I got stuck
45:09Karan said
45:11Don't worry Zarina ji
45:13We did that scene with him
45:15Sweet
45:17So you had a good
45:19Relationship with Karan and
45:21Agnipat also
45:23Agnipat
45:25My role was much better
45:27So how was it working
45:29With Hrithik
45:31Hrithik
45:33In remembering
45:35His lines
45:37He is busy
45:39He doesn't talk much
45:41But he was sweet
45:43So it wasn't like
45:45They come to your room and you have tea
45:47No, it wasn't like that
45:51Nowadays there is a band
45:55You also did Dil Dhadak
45:57Yes, Dil Dhadak was fun
45:59We were on a cruise for a month
46:01Yes
46:03For a month
46:05We went to Istanbul
46:07That cruise must have been great fun
46:09Great
46:11I have worked for so many years
46:13But I have never enjoyed so much
46:15Everybody was so nice
46:17Everybody
46:19You had a dialogue
46:21Which you do with a
46:23Butter knife
46:27I will sacrifice my life
46:29Yes
46:31I will sacrifice my life
46:33And you use a butter knife
46:35Then he said
46:37Aunty that is a butter knife
46:41But I really enjoyed working with that movie
46:43Honestly
46:45So you have actually had very good experiences
46:47Yes
46:49Whether as a heroine or
46:51Actually you should
46:53You should enjoy here
46:55People from outside
46:57Give you pain
46:59If you listen to people from outside
47:01You get tension and pain
47:03You should do your work
47:05Tell me what do you tell
47:07Sana because she wanted to be an actress
47:09It didn't happen because
47:11There was a not so good incident
47:13Where she got replaced
47:15And after that
47:17She never acted
47:19Actually that was not her cup of tea
47:21It was never her
47:23She never wanted to be an actress
47:25We force her at home
47:27So she said
47:29I don't want to do it
47:31I don't want to be an actress
47:33She was given a low neck
47:35And she ran away
47:37I don't want to do it
47:39That was the main thing
47:41Who did they take
47:43They took Kangana
47:45I remember that was the irony
47:47You know
47:49She was replaced by Kangana in that film
47:51So she never
47:53She didn't want to be a heroine
47:55It has been so many years
47:57We never even
47:59So she didn't want to be an actress
48:01No she didn't
48:03She didn't want to be an actress
48:05What about Suraj?
48:07You know what happened to Suraj
48:09But
48:11How did you handle that?
48:13I know it was a very
48:15Traumatic period for all of you
48:17We all went through a very bad time
48:19But I want to say
48:21I believe in this
48:23If you
48:25Spoil anybody's life with lies
48:27Take it as a loan
48:29It will come back to you with interest
48:31Karma
48:33Karma says that
48:35We waited
48:37When he is not guilty
48:39It took 10 years
48:41But he is out of it
48:43Whatever happens
48:45We can do anything
48:47Because I know all of you
48:49I know you
48:51I know Nirmal
48:53I have seen Suraj and Zakir
48:55I also know Rabiya
48:57I know Jia
48:59And I know
49:01The day this happened
49:03Jia's incident
49:05That day
49:07Everyone was sitting
49:09At Anju Mahindra's house
49:11Nirmal was there
49:13Rabiya was there
49:15They were sitting together
49:17What happened in a day
49:19That Rabiya suddenly
49:21Is on the warpath with all of you
49:23Nothing like that happened
49:25People hide their mistakes
49:27And put it on someone else
49:29Its okay, lets not talk about it
49:31God is there
49:33I strongly believe in God
49:35Whatever he wants to do, he will do it
49:37But it has affected
49:39Suraj's career
49:41Definitely
49:43Tell the people
49:45Everyone knows
49:47What she used to do
49:49I don't want to open my mouth
49:51I don't want to belittle myself
49:53Its okay
49:55May God keep her happy
49:57May God keep everyone happy
49:59But
50:01Let us put it as something else
50:03How did you feel when you heard about Jia
50:07You do feel sad
50:09I did feel sad
50:11But it was not good
50:13Because even before this
50:15She tried a few times
50:17But she was lucky
50:19It happened
50:21She tried also that many times before
50:23Its okay, lets not talk about it
50:25How has Suraj handled it
50:27I mean
50:29His career
50:31It will be painful
50:33What he went through
50:35We know
50:37I don't want to
50:39Go into depression
50:41What are you doing for him to come back
50:43To his career
50:45I just pray, that's it
50:47He needs to come back to his career
50:49He will come back
50:51Is there any film
50:53Right now
50:55He is shooting
50:57It will be a 90% film
50:59Very good
51:01Suraj Pancholi is back to films
51:03Back to working
51:05And all that trauma we will put it behind him
51:07Correct
51:09He is such a lovely child
51:11I can't tell you
51:13My mother used to say
51:15God tests people
51:17This is his test
51:19So lets see
51:21How is Nirmal about it
51:23He is running away
51:25What do you think
51:27How is he
51:29Of course we went through hell
51:31There is no point in repeating it
51:33No, I mean now
51:35Now how is Nirmal
51:37He is happy that
51:39Suraj is back to films
51:41Is he advising him
51:43Yes
51:45As parents you will
51:47Advise him
51:49Once you
51:51Were doing Rajshri's film
51:53Gopal Krishna
51:55So you became a vegetarian
51:57At that time
51:59Yes
52:01Actually when
52:03I got a call at 10 pm
52:05You are free tomorrow
52:07I asked you to come for the shooting
52:09Rajkamal
52:11They gave me these clothes
52:13I asked to wear them
52:15Because they were replacing some heroine
52:1711 reel film was made
52:19Replacing 11 reel film
52:21I asked
52:23Whom should I ask
52:25Headress said
52:27I don't want to talk
52:29So in the evening
52:31I was called to office
52:33Mr. Dharachand
52:35I said
52:37You are doing this film
52:39We are making Gopal Krishna
52:41So please
52:43Until this film is completed
52:45Please become a vegetarian
52:47No meat
52:49No non-vegetarian
52:51So Mr. Dharachand told you
52:53Yes
52:55He said
52:57Don't
52:59Believe me
53:01Until the film is completed
53:03I didn't eat
53:05Was it difficult
53:07No it was not difficult
53:09It took 1-2 days
53:11But later I got used to it
53:15I prefer
53:17I don't eat much vegetarian
53:19So you don't have
53:21Craving for meat
53:23No, only when I go to Hyderabad
53:25I don't eat meat
53:29Talking about food
53:31Do you cook?
53:33I am a very good cook
53:35Really?
53:37But since my staff came
53:39They cook so well
53:43What are your specialities?
53:45I make very good biryani
53:47I make everything
53:49South Indian food
53:51Really?
53:53What is Nirmal Aditya's
53:55Favorite?
53:57Do you know he eats very little
53:59Very little
54:01Because he is very fit
54:03He eats a lot of salad
54:05Kids also eat a lot of salad
54:07Dry
54:09Steamed
54:11I don't make that
54:13What is Nirmal's favorite food?
54:15Dal, rice and vegetables
54:17What did you make?
54:19Ok done
54:21He is very
54:23Non-fussy
54:25And what about Sana?
54:27Sana is very health conscious
54:29She doesn't eat
54:31If there is too much oil
54:33She doesn't eat
54:35This is the problem
54:37Everyone is health conscious
54:39We just drink oil
54:41And the rest
54:43I really make
54:45I make good food
54:47What is Suraj's favorite food apart from health food?
54:49He likes okra
54:51Dal
54:53Jowar roti
54:55These are all vegetarian
54:57Yes, he eats that
54:59Kids eat that
55:01Once he asked me to make mutton
55:03I said no
55:05He eats fish
55:07And you go and buy fish yourself?
55:09Yes, I buy fish myself
55:11Because I don't send it to the staff
55:13I go and see
55:15How many people they fool
55:19So you are
55:21Zarina Wahab
55:23Very good
55:25She is the best
55:27She knows what to choose
55:29You and Salman
55:31Have a very good relationship
55:33First of all
55:35He broke Suraj
55:37And also both of you have Rajshri
55:39Connection
55:41Yes
55:43So are you very friendly
55:45With Salman and his son?
55:47I am not very friendly with him
55:49But I respect him
55:51I love a lot
55:53Because when he was small
55:55We were
55:57Doing a show of Michael Jackson
55:59Do you remember?
56:01Arpita and Sana were classmates
56:03We all went to see
56:05The kids were small
56:07We couldn't handle them
56:09Suraj was very small
56:11So Salman carried him on his shoulders
56:13How sweet
56:15He carried him on his shoulders
56:17In Hero
56:19That's very sweet of him
56:21When he was going through a bad time
56:23He had someone who supported him
56:25And now Salman is going through
56:27A rough time
56:29I feel bad
56:31He will come out of it
56:33He is a very good person
56:35He has helped a lot of people
56:41That's right
56:43So you feel Salman will also come out of it
56:45Yes, definitely he will come out of it
56:47And how is Zarina Wahab today?
56:49Is she a happy lady?
56:51I am always happy
56:55I have never shown my sadness
56:57On my face
56:59That I am sad
57:01Let me tell you
57:03While going through this
57:05I was doing an interview
57:07We were talking and laughing
57:09She said, you are such a positive person
57:11You don't look sad
57:13Sometimes you are crying
57:15Sometimes you are sad
57:17I went with a lot of stress
57:19I said no
57:21Why should I cry unnecessarily
57:23If I think, I will go more into depression
57:25I said no
57:27This happens in everyone's life
57:29You have to accept the fact
57:31That this is happening
57:33You will come out of it
57:35You will come out of it
57:37One last question
57:39You look so
57:41Fabulously fit
57:43Don't ask me
57:45How do you look like this?
57:47I am dying to put on weight
57:49Since I am doing mother roles
57:51You are slim
57:53What should I do?
57:55Tell me how to be fat
57:57Tell me how to be slim
57:59You are perfect
58:01Very nice
58:03You are looking very nice
58:05Do you do yoga?
58:07I do a lot
58:09I don't sit a lot
58:13I walk a lot
58:15Keep fit
58:17Keep happy
58:19Lovely meeting you
58:21Thank you so much