Ae Watan Mere Watan: Sara Ali Khan Talks About Sharmila Tagore, Says 'Her Beauty Is Effortless'

For the Indian audience, Kaun Banega Crorepati 15 has been a mix of entertainment and emotion. Sara and Sharmila made an appearance on the final episode of Amitabh Bachchan's quiz-based reality show.

Preparing for her next production, "Ae Watan Mere Watan," Sara Ali Khan revealed a quality she wanted to embody in the film: a trait she inherited from her grandmother, seasoned actress Sharmila Tagore.

Amitabh Bachchan asked Sara, ¡°You address Sharmila as Badi Amma. It's a beautiful relationship. Did you learn something from her?¡±

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Sara said ¡°When I see Badi Amma, I feel that her beauty is effortless. Her voice is melodious but her words are serious. My character in my upcoming film, 'Ae Watan Mere Watan' needed these qualities.¡±

¡°I remember when I called Badi Amma and asked her, ¡®How do you express with your eyes using a few words, effortlessly?¡± she shared.

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¡°You are absolutely right. I have worked with her in many films. Let me tell you something. I'm not saying it just because she's here. If she doesn't like a dialogue or an action, she refuses to do it outrightly. ¡®I won't do what you want me to do.¡¯ When the director said, ¡®how can you do this?¡¯ she used to say ¡®I¡¯ll do it my way¡¯.¡±

¡°The sequence is shot as per her wish. When we see it later on the silver screen, we think, ¡®she was right,¡± said Big B. Sharmila said: ¡°I have been wrong a few times. After all, the director is the boss on the set. At times I was stubborn and that's not right. We must listen to the director. I mean a director is the boss.¡±

Ae Watan Mere Watan reportedly tells the tale of Usha Mehta, a revolutionary independence fighter who operated a clandestine radio station during the Quit India movement.

(Inputs From IANS)

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