Sharmila Tagore unearths how she shot concurrently for ‘Aradhana’ and ‘Aranyer Din Ratri’: ‘Rajesh Khanna was once very busy..’ | Hindi Movie News – Times of India

Sharmila Tagore is understood for a protracted record of memorable motion pictures proper from ‘Daag’, ‘Aradhana‘, ‘Amar Prem’, ‘Chupke Chupke’ and lots of extra. The actress has additionally performed some significantly acclaimed motion pictures just like the mythical Satyajit Ray‘s ‘Aranyer Din Ratri‘ which simply were given screened on the Cannes Film Festival 2025 and were given a status ovation. Amidst the screening of the movie, Tagore spoke concerning the enjoy of capturing it as she recalled outdated occasions. She published that once Ray requested her to be part of it, she in an instant stated sure however handiest realised later that she had given her dates to Shakti Samanta for Rajesh Khanna starrer ‘Aradhana’.She additionally published that all over the similar time, they had been to shoot for the long-lasting music, ‘Mere Sapno Ki Rani‘. Sharmila stated in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, “He said, ‘Will you work in my film? I need you for one month… in month of May’. Without thinking I said yes. Then when I put the phone down, I said, ‘Oh God, I am committed to Shakti Samanta because he was doing Meri Sapno Ki Rani that exact May.”Tagore further revealed how she managed to negotiate and shot for both the films. She added, “Rajesh Khanna was very busy because he had won a talent contest and was indebted to 12 producers. So he had to give dates to everybody and they were all making a film. His dates were very precious. I said, ‘Shakti ji, I just have to do this film. Somehow I negotiated and managed to come to Satyajit Ray and then went back to the other film.”Incidentally, Tagore made her performing debut with Ray’s movie Apur Sansar (The World of Apu), thus she clearly did not wish to say no the film-maker. “I always treated him with a little bit of awe, respect, like you did to your father,” said the actress.Sharmila was last seen in the Bengali film ‘Puratawn’ and she had revealed that it may be her last Bengali film due to health reasons. As reported by PTI, she had said, “I love doing Bengali films. I love everything about Kolkata, but I am not as fit (for acting in shoots) as required due to my health conditions.”