Shashi Kapoor and Rakhee Gulzar have shared screen space together in about 10 movies - from 'Kabhi Kabhie' to 'Basera'. Their first film together was 'Sharmilee' and in an interview, Rakhee had admitted that she was nervous and petrified about sharing screen space with him as she was in awe of the actor.
In an interview with News24, the actress said, "I was petrified of working with him, just as much as I was petrified of working with Pran or K.N. Singh. No, seriously. I was in awe of Shashi Kapoor. Whatever I’ve learnt about self-discipline and punctuality came from him only.”
She added, "During our first film Sharmilee, he would reach the location in Malad for a 7 am shift much before me, although I stayed much closer to Malad. The director Sameer Ganguly was very soft-spoken. So, Shashiji did all the dada-giri during shooting. One day he came to me and warned, ‘Raakhee, if you don’t reach at 7 am your bags will be packed, and you’d be sent back to Bengal.’ I got so scared that I came on time after that. I’d reach the location even before the sweepers.”
Rakhee also spoke about how he was so cultured and that's something she had never seen more in anyone else. She said, "I’ve never met a more cultured man. If we were at the airport, he would pick up the vanity case and other luggage of any lady he came across. If there was a crowd at a shoot, he would clear it so I could feel comfortable. These qualities I’ve never encountered in any of my other heroes.”
The actress also revealed that he loved the food made by her. "Whenever the lunch dabba filled with green salad went back home untouched, his wife Jenniferji would call me to ask if her husband was shooting with me.”
Shashi Kapoor and Rakhee's final meeting happened in Pune. But she did not want to see him for this reason. Rakhee said, "The last time I met Shashiji was at a Ganpati festival in Pune. I didn’t want to see him the way he had become in his final years.”
In an interview with News24, the actress said, "I was petrified of working with him, just as much as I was petrified of working with Pran or K.N. Singh. No, seriously. I was in awe of Shashi Kapoor. Whatever I’ve learnt about self-discipline and punctuality came from him only.”
She added, "During our first film Sharmilee, he would reach the location in Malad for a 7 am shift much before me, although I stayed much closer to Malad. The director Sameer Ganguly was very soft-spoken. So, Shashiji did all the dada-giri during shooting. One day he came to me and warned, ‘Raakhee, if you don’t reach at 7 am your bags will be packed, and you’d be sent back to Bengal.’ I got so scared that I came on time after that. I’d reach the location even before the sweepers.”
Rakhee also spoke about how he was so cultured and that's something she had never seen more in anyone else. She said, "I’ve never met a more cultured man. If we were at the airport, he would pick up the vanity case and other luggage of any lady he came across. If there was a crowd at a shoot, he would clear it so I could feel comfortable. These qualities I’ve never encountered in any of my other heroes.”
The actress also revealed that he loved the food made by her. "Whenever the lunch dabba filled with green salad went back home untouched, his wife Jenniferji would call me to ask if her husband was shooting with me.”
Shashi Kapoor and Rakhee's final meeting happened in Pune. But she did not want to see him for this reason. Rakhee said, "The last time I met Shashiji was at a Ganpati festival in Pune. I didn’t want to see him the way he had become in his final years.”
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