Shabana Azmi talked candidly about her collaboration with the late actor Shashi Kapoor. The seasoned actor said in an interview with Zoom that she had been a fan of his since she was nine years old and that, despite his initial being “mean,” he ultimately ended up being helpful to her. She remembered working with him in Fakira and referred to him as “crazy.” Shabana claimed that after she broke down in tears, Shashi reprimanded her for not wanting to film a private moment with him.
“My eyes were full of tears.”
Shabana remarked, “He expressed his affection in that way.” He was insane. I’ll give you an example: Dil Mein Tujhe Bithakar was the song we were filming for Fakira. I came on the scene ahead of him, and the choreography was being performed by Satyanarayan ji. The moves looked quite intimate to me. Tears filled my eyes, and I was so young at the time. My pulse was pounding as I left the stage because I truly didn’t want to take those pictures.
“I went in and told my hairdresser that I couldn’t do those shots, and I started crying,” the woman continued. I informed Shashi Kapoor that I couldn’t perform those sequences, but he was like, “What’s wrong with you?” and then, “Why, when you became an actress, didn’t you realise this when you told your mother you want to become an actress, stupid girl?” before leaving. Suddenly, there was a loud knocking at the door. I whispered to my hairstylist, “How mean is he?” as I glanced at him. Observe how he is conversing with me. When I returned to the set after thirty minutes, all of his movements had been altered. He was the type of person described above.”
Shabana on her admiration for Shashi Kapoor
The actor also mentioned how she’s been a fan of Shashi Kapoor since she was nine years old. Shabana mentioned that Prithviraj Kapoor was her “immediate neighbour” and that every Sunday while she was in school, he would visit his family at his home.
She claimed that every Sunday she would go seek Shashi’s autograph, having saved her pocket money to purchase a black-and-white picture of the actor. Shabana continued, saying that he is the only person whose signature she got on his picture. She continued, saying it was ‘absolutely inconceivable’ that she was paired opposite him in Hira Aur Patthar (1977).
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