Farida Jalal narrated the story of the film ‘Aradhana’: said- ‘Sharmila Tagore scolded Rajesh Khanna during the shooting of a romantic song’
Bollywood veteran actress Farida Jalal has talked about her experience of working with Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore in the 1969 film ‘Aradhana’. Farida told in an interview that she was very nervous during the shooting of the film because she had to shoot a romantic song with Rajesh Khanna. Farida said, ‘I was very nervous during the shooting of ‘Aradhana’. I grew up in a convent school. I was raised by my grandmother and mother. I had an elder brother. My parents got divorced when I was two years old, so I never got the love of my father. When I came to films, I was very shy because I had just passed out of school and I had to shoot a romantic song with Rajesh Khanna.’ Farida was a newcomer, Sharmila helped Farida further said, ‘During Aradhana’ I was new and I had no experience at all. I had done only one film and was shooting for another film. Along with this, I was also working in the film ‘Aradhana’. I did not know anything about romantic songs and scenes. Sharmila ji helped me a lot during that time. She took great care of me and was very protective during the entire shooting. Whenever she saw sadness or trouble on my face, she would immediately come to me and encourage me. She would even scold Rajesh Khanna. Farida Jalal, while narrating the anecdote related to the song ‘Baghon Mein Bahar Hai’ of the film, said, ‘I was very nervous while shooting this song with Rajesh Khanna. I remember I told the director that I will have to do extra rehearsals. On this, Rajesh Khanna said – how many rehearsals do I have to do? I got very upset after hearing this. Sharmila ji then supported me and said angrily to Rajesh Khanna, ‘How can you say this? We will take 10 more takes.’ Let us tell you that Aradhana was one of the biggest hit films of 1969.
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