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3) Saif On Being Replaced In ‘Bekhudi’
Saif shared he was supposed to debut opposite Kajol in Bekhudi initially but got replaced later. He said –
“Well, actually Rahul Rawail had signed Kamal Sadanah first and then replaced him with me, thinking perhaps this kind of casting is a little… And then, you know, I don’t want to blame him, but he did chuck me out of the movie. He said, ‘You’re quite good. People will think it’s because you’re not good, but it’s because I want you to be more committed and more professional.’ I thought I was, but he didn’t think so.”
4) Sharmila Ji Opens Up On The Reaction To Her ’60s Bikini Shoot
The iconic actress opened up on the unexpected reactions to her famous bikini shoot in the ’60s. She revealed it was the reaction that she anticipated. She said –
“During the shoot, the photographer was slightly worried. I just thought I looked very nice. What really hurt me later was that everybody interpreted it in such a way, that I was upwardly mobile, trying to catch eyeballs. I didn’t feel like that. I just thought I’d make a very nice….”
“But when it came out in the magazine, I was in London, so I was unaware until Shaktiji (Shakti Samanta) called me and said, ‘Will you come back quickly? There are terrible things happening here.’ He gave me a dressing down, saying, ‘If you want to be in the public eye, this is not the way to go.’ I used to live alone, and I was very upset with all this, completely opposite of what I thought would happen. So I sent a telegram to Tiger, and he said, ‘I’m sure you are looking very nice,’” she added.
5) Sharmila Tagore On Kareena Kapoor Khan
In the episode, Sharmila Tagore shared some heartwarming details about her daughter-in-law Kareena Kapoor Khan. “I had known Kareena earlier, meaning I had met her earlier and she has been very very nice. She is lovely and she is what she is. She was with us when Tiger was ill and when he passed away,” she said.
The actress further revealed that she admires Bebo’s simplicity and straight forwardness. Recalling an incident, she said –
“I had friends over, lots of people from Delhi. These two came and were sitting there. I casually said, ‘What’s happening.’ She (Kareena) said, ‘When Saif woke up in the morning, he told me this,’ giving the impression that they are living together. This is Delhi, and these are my friends of my age.”
