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GUEST COLUMN<br />
complete. All three<br />
of us – Bhaiyya<br />
(Sanjay Dutt),<br />
Namrata and<br />
I were born during it.<br />
During the song Dil<br />
ki gihra khol do, she<br />
was carrying me and<br />
she had to wear a<br />
corset to appear slim.<br />
As a kid, I happened<br />
to be thin. I’d blame<br />
her for that. I’d say,<br />
“You pressed me<br />
inside! Hence, I’m<br />
so skinny.”<br />
I’d accompany her<br />
to Gaiety and Galaxy<br />
theatres in Bandra.<br />
I remember watching<br />
Sholay (1975) there.<br />
The Mausiji scene<br />
with Dharmendraji<br />
was fun. And so was<br />
the Yeh dosti hum<br />
nahin chodenge<br />
number. We friends<br />
would ride a bicycle<br />
around Pali Hill,<br />
singing this song.<br />
Gabbar Singh (Amjad<br />
Khan) was terrifying<br />
for me as a child. He<br />
left an impact.<br />
MOM’ S TALES<br />
Mom never regretted<br />
quitting films. She’d<br />
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S<br />
Love Story<br />
IATTENDED A TRIAL SHOW OF LOVE<br />
STORY AND FLIPPED FOR BUNTY<br />
(KUMAR GAURAV) IMMEDIATELY.<br />
I COULDN’T STOP GUSHING OVER<br />
HIS SMILE. BUT MY SISTER,<br />
NAMRATA, BELIEVED HE WAS NO<br />
PATCH ON BHAIYYA (SANJAY DUTT)!<br />
say, “I reached my<br />
peak. I’ve given so<br />
much to my work.<br />
I want to enjoy the<br />
other things of life.<br />
Family is what<br />
I want. It’s not a<br />
sacrifice.” When she<br />
became a MP and<br />
had to travel, I’d<br />
cry saying how can<br />
you leave me and<br />
go. So she’d take<br />
me along. Also, she<br />
was not taken in by<br />
her stardom. She<br />
was simple. She’d<br />
get dressed within<br />
five minutes. Just a<br />
lipstick and she’d<br />
be done. She loved<br />
white sarees with<br />
borders or pastelhued<br />
sarees. When<br />
she’d watch her old<br />
films, she’d laugh<br />
at herself because<br />
she couldn’t<br />
dance. She’d<br />
visit our school<br />
as a normal<br />
parent. She<br />
had no qualms<br />
eating paani<br />
puri from the<br />
roadside stall.<br />
Mom passed away<br />
when I was 13 (May<br />
3, 1981). Till then,<br />
I knew her just as a<br />
mother. Not as a star.<br />
After her demise,<br />
I realised her stature.<br />
Then I happened to<br />
do TV production in<br />
the US. Back home,<br />
<strong>Film</strong>s Division<br />
wanted me to make<br />
a biography on<br />
her. I was more<br />
than happy. In<br />
the process of<br />
talking to her peers<br />
and colleagues,<br />
I understood<br />
many facets of her<br />
personality. It was<br />
therapeutic for<br />
me. I even began<br />
appreciating her<br />
cinema. Whenever<br />
I watch Mother India<br />
(1957), it leaves me<br />
teary-eyed. It has<br />
crossed barriers<br />
of time. Even<br />
today, filmmakers<br />
are inspired by<br />
it. Mom was not<br />
even 30 when she<br />
gave such a mature<br />
performance.<br />
MY TOP<br />
SONGS<br />
AJEEB DASTAN<br />
HAI YEH<br />
Dil Apna Aur Preet<br />
Parai (1960)<br />
TU JAHAN JAHAN<br />
CHALEGA<br />
Mera Saya (1966)<br />
DIL KI GIRAAH<br />
KHOL DO<br />
Raat Aur Din (1967)<br />
PAL PAL DIL<br />
KE PAAS<br />
Blackmail (1973)<br />
KYA YAHI<br />
PYAAR HAI<br />
Rocky (1981)<br />
Rocky<br />
Khatta Meetha<br />
PAPA KEHTE THE...<br />
Our equation<br />
with our father<br />
also changed after<br />
mom passed away.<br />
Earlier, he was<br />
a disciplinarian.<br />
Our dining room<br />
conversation was<br />
never about films.<br />
But after mom’s<br />
death, he changed<br />
completely. He<br />
shared many<br />
memories of her.<br />
Like he said, “People<br />
say I fell in love<br />
after I saved her<br />
from the fire on the<br />
set of Mother India.
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