The debate about nepotism has been going on in Bollywood for the last several years. Every time a star kid steps into the film industry, people share their opinions about it. In this episode, veteran actress Sharmila Tagore has expressed her opinion and explained the difference between nepotism and inheritance.

While talking in Soha Ali Khan’s podcast ‘All About Her’, Sharmila Tagore said – ‘Children are inspired by the work of their parents, it is completely natural. Inspiring children is not limited to films only. Doctor, lawyer, painter, musician, children in every profession learn by watching their parents and want to become like them. This is a normal thing and there is nothing wrong in it.

‘Getting the first chance can be easy…’
Sharmila further said- ‘It is absolutely natural for parents to have influence on children and it is normal for any profession. Soha’s daughter Inaya is getting inspired by seeing her mother working. If Soha does a podcast, Inaya is showing interest in it and is slowly starting to understand it. If a parent or star is very influential, they can get their child the first job. But after this, in the industry it completely depends on the audience whether they like that artist or not. Getting the first opportunity may be easy, but further success depends on the audience’s choice and the hard work of the artist.

Star kids are beneficial for producers!
Talking on nepotism, Sharmila Tagore says- ‘If the influence of parents is too much, then perhaps they may even give their child a second chance. But their influence is limited to this only. Film makers also invest on a large scale. If the name of an actor or star kid is already known, then it acts as a little security for the producer. If you call it nepotism, then it is possible that the producer may benefit more from it because he does not have to put much effort in advertising with already known names. This is only initial help, but after that the hard work of the artist and the choice of the audience decides whether he will move ahead or not.

Sharmila finally says- ‘It is impossible for any star kid to get continuous success just because of name. The real test is whether he can impress the audience with his work and talent.

When Bollywood couple Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh separated, Sara Ali Khan was only 9 years old. After this, Sara grew up with her mother, but despite this she always remained very close to her father Saif. In a recent interview, Sara told that she spent her childhood with her mother and she did not live in a traditional family where both the parents were together. Sara was not alone in this conversation, but her grandmother Sharmila Tagore was also present with her and Soha Ali Khan asked questions to both of them.

Sharmila Tagore talks about Saif’s parenting
In this conversation, Sharmila Tagore talked about the upbringing of her son Saif. He said that he has learned a lot by watching his children become parents.

Sharmila told that in her time, she used to depend more on the elders of the house for the upbringing of children, whereas today’s generation takes advice from books and friends. Talking about Saif’s parenting, he said that when Sara was young, Saif struck a good balance between work and responsibility and played the role of a responsible father.

Sharmila Tagore praised Saif Ali Khan and said that he has been a great father. He told that he has seen Saif very closely with Sara. According to Sharmila, many times when Saif had to go to a film premiere late at night, Sara also went with him, but it had no bad effect on him. Sara used to come back and complete her homework also. After this, Sharmila recalled an incident related to Ibrahim Ali Khan’s childhood, which changed her thinking regarding parenting.

Remembered an incident related to childhood
While sharing the story of a Christmas celebration in Pataudi, Sharmila Tagore said that she wanted to decorate the Christmas tree in a perfect manner, while younger Ibrahim was happily placing the decorations wherever he felt like. Then Saif said lovingly that children should also be allowed to participate in this. From that moment, Sharmila learned that it is not necessary for everything to be perfect, children should be allowed to progress at their own pace.

He said that Saif has always been a very understanding and good father in this matter. Sharmila Tagore also told that Saif still has a lot of fun with his younger sons Taimur and Jeh. He said that even when the knife accident happened, Saif remained very truthful and comfortable with the children.

Sara Ali Khan told in the conversation that she has learned a lot from both her parents. She laughingly said that whenever she has a bad day, she does not want to take advice from anyone, because one says that you are like your father and the other says that you are like your mother. Sara said that this has to happen because of DNA.

Sara further said that she got the habit of liking different things from her father, whereas she got the lesson of accepting herself without hesitation from her mother Amrita Singh. He said that his mother taught him how to be truthful and outspoken in every situation, especially in a world where it is not easy to do so.

Behind the glamor of the film world, there are relationships, emotions, fears and difficulties in the lives of stars too. Some such emotional moments were shared by actress Sara Ali Khan and her grandmother, veteran actress Sharmila Tagore. Sharmila and Sara were seen together in Soha Ali Khan’s podcast ‘All About Her’.

In the podcast, Soha asked her mother and niece a very personal question about what they have learned from each other. In response to this question, Sharmila said, “Sara is very sociable, but she socializes only on a limited level. She has a lot of intelligence.”

Sharmila praised Sara’s sense of humor

Sharmila also praised Sara’s sense of humor and talent for Instagram captions. At the same time, Sara laughed at this and replied, “My Instagram captions contain small poem-like phrases with rhymes, which elder Amba (Sharmila) calls ‘limericks’.”

On this Sharmila said, “Sara is very good in these limericks and this is her special talent.”

Talk about the attack on Papa Saif

Further in the conversation, Sara Ali Khan also talks openly about the attack on her father Saif Ali Khan in January this year. Sara said, “The beginning of the year was very difficult for me. At that time the whole family stood firmly together. I learned from elder mother Sharmila Tagore that no matter how difficult the situation is, a person should maintain his dignity and respect.

It is noteworthy that during an attempt to rob a house in Mumbai in January, a thief had stabbed Saif Ali Khan several times with a knife. Saif suffered serious injuries in his back and hands in this attack and had to undergo surgery. This incident shook the entire family to the core.

Sara said, “I saw my grandmother handling herself in that difficult time. Without panicking, without breaking down, she faced the situation with great grace. This was a big lesson for me.”

Praising Sara, Sharmila Tagore said, “I have seen Sara working on film sets and her behavior there is very professional. Despite coming from a filmy family, I feel very happy to see Sara’s discipline and humility.

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Actress Sharmila Tagore is celebrating her birthday on 8 December. She has turned 81 years old. Her daughter-in-law Kareena Kapoor has wished Sharmila on her birthday in a special way. This post of Kareena is viral on social media.

Kareena wished her mother-in-law

Kareena wrote in the post- Happy Birthday dear mother-in-law. Along with this he has shared three photos of Sharmila. In a photo, Sharmila is posing with Saif and Jeh. In the second photo, Kareena and Sharmila can be seen together. In this photo, Kareena wrote- I always try to follow your steps.

In the third photo, Sharmila is seen playing with Jeh.

Saba Ali Khan wished

Saba Ali Khan has also wished her mother on her birthday. He wrote- Happy Birthday Mother. Saba shared many family photos. In this he also included her childhood pictures, in which Sharmila is seen posing with children.

Sharmila Tagore’s films

Talking about Sharmila Tagore, she is a veteran actress of the industry. He has worked in many great films. Sharmila’s acting was very much liked. His films were a hit at the box office. Sharmila’s pairing with Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra was very good. His films like Aradhana, Amar Prem, Kashmir Ki Kali, Gulmohar, Safar, Daag, Chupke Chupke, Waqt, Aa Gale Lag Ja, Apur Sansar, Sawan Ki Ghata were very much liked.

Sharmila is working continuously. He was last seen in the film Puratawn. This was a Bengali film. Apart from this, she was seen in a Marathi film named Outhouse. His 2023 film Gulmohar was also well liked.

Talking about Kareena’s work front, she was last seen in the film Singham Again.

Sharmila, who started her career at the age of 13, has worked in about 60-70 films in her film career. Apart from Hindi, she has also been a part of Bengali films. Talking about the hit films of this veteran actress, born in a Hindu Bengali family of Andhra Pradesh, these include many blockbusters like Aradhana, Amar Prem, Daag, Mausam, Anupama, An Evening in Paris, Chupke Chupke. Her Aradhana with Rajesh Khanna was in theaters for 50 weeks.

Got a break in Bollywood from this film
Sharmila’s first film was 1959’s ‘Apur Sansar’. In this film directed by Satyajit Ray, she played the role of a young bride. After working in Bengali films for about 5 years, he got a break in Bollywood. She made her Bollywood debut with Shakti Samant’s film ‘Kashmir Ki Kali’. She was well liked opposite Shammi Kapoor in the film.

Hit from ‘Anupama’ (1966)
Sharmila got the real position she wanted from the 1966 film ‘Anupama’. This film established her as a great actress in Bollywood. The audience gave her a lot of love opposite Dharmendra. After this he gave many superhit films to Bollywood. Superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Raj Kumar Rajesh Khanna, Shashi Kapoor earned a lot of name and wealth by pairing.

Sometimes I did films just to provide for my family.
Once in a conversation with ‘IndiaToday’, Sharmila Tagore had told a lot about the early days of her career. She had told that when she came into films, the financial condition of her house was not good. He had said, ‘As professionals, we sometimes sign films for money and sometimes just to pay the house rent. Sometimes we do a film to help a colleague or someone who thinks it will do well if I am a part of that film.

Married by changing religions
Sharmila Tagore married Indian team captain Nawab Pataudi. For this marriage, he changed his religion and accepted Islam. Her name was then changed to Ayesha Sultan. From this marriage she had three children, Saif Ali Khan, Soha and Saba Ali Khan.

Sharmila Tagore is the owner of Rs 2700 crores
Let us tell you that 81 year old Sharmila Tagore is still living a very luxurious life. According to media reports, after the death of Nawab Pataudi, Sharmila Tagore is the owner of property worth about Rs 2700 crore.

This heritage includes many luxurious mansions and mansions, whose value is estimated in crores. Sharmila Tagore, who has been active in films for a long time, still remains in the news for her elegance and lifestyle.

Veteran Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore is known for her brilliant acting and beauty. Sharmila married Mansoor Ali Khan. She had three children from this marriage. Saif Ali Khan, Soha and Saba Ali Khan.

You must have often seen that Soha never gets tired of praising her mother. She keeps saying something or the other about her mother. Amidst all this, Soha has once again made an interesting revelation about her mother.

Soha Ali Khan recently called actresses Sonakshi Sinha and Kasturi Mahanta in her podcast. In the show, all three talked a lot about love affairs and relationships. All three of them, one by one, said a lot about love-relationship.

During this, Soha revealed a secret related to her mother’s 60s. She told how her mother Sharmila used to apply makeup on her face even before her father Mansoor Ali Khan woke up.

Why did Sharmila wear makeup?
Talking to Sonakshi Sinha, the actress said, ‘My mother once told me that when she got married, she used to get up before my father got up, apply some makeup and then go back to sleep because she was Sharmila Tagore. She wanted that when Papa woke up, he would see her as Sharmila Tagore. This continued for some time.

She further said that whereas she works completely opposite to her mother. She feels quite comfortable in front of Kunal even without makeup.

What does Sonakshi do?
Later in the podcast, when Sonakshi was asked what she does to get Zaheer’s attention. On this Sonakshi said, ‘I don’t really think about it. In our case, it’s actually more than just a show. I am attracted to him for many other things, like how he is and how he makes me feel. These things won’t go away unless he treats me well. No matter what size I am or how I look, he has always filled me with confidence.