We have not seen the veteran actress Sharmila Tagore in a Bollywood film from some times.
When a famous tabloid questioned about her absence from flicks,
Sharmila Tagore told, "It’s not that I don’t like working in films. I do,
and to act in a film, right from start camera to cut is beautiful. The kind of
films Ratna Pathak Shah is doing are really nice. I thought she was brilliant
in Kapoor & Sons, so there is some kind of recognition for elderly roles
today. But the truth is, I have got lots of interesting stuff also going on and
I keep myself engaged in that. It doesn’t mean that if I don’t work in films, I
have nothing to offer. I am happy and contented so only if there’s a very good
role, will I take it up. I have done it all and have a lot of experience, so I
am not that interested to be involved. There’s a whole world out there to
experience besides films."
Sharmila is the mother of three children - Saif Ali Khan,
Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan. Saif and Soha have both followed their
mother's paths and Saif has even worked with his mom in two movies - Aashiq
Awara and Eklavya. So would she like to work with Saif as well as Soha in a
movie? To this, she told, "I don’t think so. We haven’t been offered one
till now and also, as actors, we are selfish people and want to bring our best
elements to screen with the best roles. When you pair families together, they
are gimmicky stunts and don’t work unless the director of the film feels that
the script and characters deserve that and we all fit in organically. It also
depends on the audience and whether they want to see us together."
When questioned about not being in social media, the actress
told, "Neither is Saif, Saba, or Kareena. I think social media is a way of
people wanting to keep in touch but I feel that it’s an ongoing thing. I like
my privacy and being on my own. I really don’t have the time doing so much. I
absolutely don’t want to come on social media. I am more interested in the real
world like seeing the sunset, or the trees. I love my garden, I love my friends,
sitting and chatting with them and playing Scrabble, instead of the virtual
world. I want to keep it like that. I want to have more time there. The girls
are very tech-savvy and can do it very quickly, but I won’t even know how to do
it. For me, even sending an SMS is a pain. I just want to pick up the phone and
talk. I don’t like to look at the screen all the time. Too much time is taken
and everybody is consulting Google and all and if I know a little bit, it’s
fine. I don’t have to know everything. Everybody wants to be on top of things
but for me those gaps in knowledge are fine. There’s a kind of fever where
everybody wants to keep abreast of everything. I don’t have a problem saying I
don’t know."
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