New Delhi. In the film industry, not only films are made. Relationships are also formed and broken. A lot happens behind the camera. Sometimes someone fights with someone and sometimes someone falls in love with someone. These real stories behind the scenes were also heard a lot. One such story is related to the top actresses of the 70-80s, Mumtaz and Sharmila Tagore. The catfight between the two made a lot of headlines in the 70-80s.
Many actresses don’t like to see each other’s face behind the scenes. In the old days, the catfight between Sharmila Tagore and Mumtaz also made a lot of headlines. Once Mumtaz had said that heroines can never be friends. However, the ‘Khilona’ actress had revealed a secret related to Rajesh Khanna on the comparison between the two.
I have great respect for Sharmila…
While talking to Rediff, Mumtaz had said, ‘I respect her (Sharmila Tagore) a lot. She is much more educated and sensible than me. I started working at the age of 8, so I learned everything while working. Be it Sharmila or any other heroine, I never got time to talk to them.
This was said on comparison
The ‘Aap Ki Kasam’ actress said, ‘But yes, I have done more films with Kaka (Rajesh Khanna) than Sharmila ji. It was God’s blessing that not a single film of mine with Kaka flopped. Sharmila ji had many flops with him.’
When I used to work with other stars…
She further said that Rajesh Khanna worked with both the actresses, but he was very possessive about her (Mumtaz). She said, ‘Rajesh Khanna never encouraged rivalry and never said a word against Sharmila ji, but when I used to sign films with other actors like Dharmendra ji or Dev sahab, he used to get upset, but he worked with other actresses, I never got angry.’
‘Heroines can’t be friends’
In an old interview, the veteran actress had talked about her ‘competition’ with Sharmila Tagore and said, ‘Heroines cannot be friends, neither then nor now.’
Tags: Entertainment Special, Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore
FIRST PUBLISHED : September 15, 2024, 07:03 IST
