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Sharmila Tagore opened up about her grandchildren Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan and their growing careers in Bollywood.
Sharmila Tagore disliked Ibrahim Ali Khan’s Bollywood debut.
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore has made an elegant return to Bengali cinema with Puratawn, which hit theatres on April 11. The film has been garnering rave reviews, marking her first Bengali project in 14 years. In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika.com on YouTube, the celebrated actress opened up about her grandchildren Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan and their growing careers in Bollywood.
Proud of their journey so far, Sharmila said, “Sara and Ibrahim are doing a wonderful job.” However, she didn’t shy away from expressing her honest opinion about Ibrahim’s Bollywood debut. “Ibrahim’s film was not good, but he still looks very handsome. He has tried his best. These things shouldn’t really be said in front of everyone, but honestly, the picture isn’t great. Ultimately, the picture has to be good,” she said.
She praised Sara for her dedication and potential. “Sara is a good actress. She works very hard and is capable of doing a lot more. She’ll also achieve that,” Sharmila added.
In a separate interview with PTI, Sharmila revealed that Puratawn could possibly be her final Bengali film. She shared, “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.”
Meanwhile, her daughter Soha Ali Khan also opened up recently in an interview with Just Too Filmy. She reflected on a time when her mother was the primary breadwinner of their family, while her father, legendary cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, had already retired.
“We are often shaped by those closest to us, and for me, one major role model was my father. By the time I was born, he had already retired from cricket… there was no money in cricket—no IPL, no endorsements,” Soha shared.
She added, “My mother was the one supporting the family financially… She got married at 24—at a time when, especially for women, marriage often slowed down their careers. She had a child a couple of years later but continued working, delivering some of her biggest hits even after that.”