Despite having roles in numerous movies, Pooja Bhatt, a Bollywood actress, found her performance in 1998’s “Zakhm” to be one of the most difficult. In the movie, she portrayed Shireen, his grandma. Over two decades later, Pooja admitted that she had some reservations about accepting the position. To learn more, scroll down.
Pooja Bhatt, a renowned Bollywood actress in the 1990s, is Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter. Films like Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi, Sadak, Junoon, Jaanam, Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee, and Sir are among her best known for. She frequently garners media attention for her private life.
Pooja Bhatt disclosed how her father cast her in the movie without giving her the chance to decline in an interview with ETimes. She admitted, “To be honest, I was terrified to play my grandma. I worked so hard to get my father to switch out the actress, but he wouldn’t let me make that decision. I’m not asking you to adore me, he declared. You are acting out this part, I’m telling you. The conversation ended there. what follows is history.
The actress who is also a filmmaker, however, is glad for the job because it allowed her to appear in the song “Gali Mein Aaj Chand Nikla” from the movie wearing her grandmother’s saree. “Lucky to play my grandmother; the saree I wore in the song was her own. I will always be appreciative to my father for this. My grandma Shireen also owned the “mangalsutra” that I wore in the movie. My father’s childhood home was modelled after the one in our house. Some of the most wonderful periods in my life were spent with Kunal (Kemmu) during those days and in those locations, according to Pooja Bhatt.
It’s also important to note that the song was written by MM Keeravani, who most recently received an Oscar for the well-known song Naatu Naatu by RRR. Ajay Devgan and Sonali Bendre were also featured in the Mahesh Bhatt-directed film.
