Madhu Shah recently spoke about her early years in cinema, recalling her experiences working with legendary stars and the lessons she learned. She admitted that rejecting Baazigar remains one of the few things she regrets in life. She also spoke about her admiration for Shah Rukh Khan.
Madhu Shah recently spoke about her early years in cinema, recalling her experiences working with legendary stars and the lessons she learned. She admitted that rejecting Baazigar remains one of the few things she regrets in life.
She also spoke about her admiration for Shah Rukh Khan. Talking about Baazigar, Madhu told Radio Nasha, “Ab jaise maine pehchaan ke liye lad ke wo role kiya tha. Diljale mein khushi-khushi maine wo role kiya tha. Baazigar ka role pata nahi, mujhe aisa laga yeh role mujhe nahi karna chahiye. hoon… We like to say ‘I have no regrets…but I do regret that I did not do Baazigar.’ (I struggled to do my role in Pehchaan and did it happily in Diljale.)
But for Baazigar, I felt like I shouldn’t do that role, so I didn’t. Today, when I look back… We like to say we have no regrets, but I do have one regret — I didn’t do Baazigar.)The role eventually went to Shilpa Shetty, and Madhoo warmly acknowledged her performance.
“Shah Rukh, I am your biggest fan…and he told me the same thing.”
Madhu also shared a touching anecdote about Shah Rukh Khan, revealing how she once confessed her crush – only to receive an unexpected response.“Main Shah Rukh se kai baar mili hoon, lekin kabhi keh nahi paayi ki main unki sabse badi fan hoon…
Mujhe lagta tha wo ‘wonderful’ nahi hoga. Lekin ek party mein hum saath Dance kar rahe the… aur maine keh dya, ‘Shah Rukh, I am your biggest fan.’” (I met Shah Rukh many times but never told him that I was his biggest fan… I felt it wouldn’t be ‘cool’. But once at a party, while dancing together, I finally told him.)
What followed left her deeply affected.
“Unhone kaha, ‘Arre, I’m your biggest fan. I saw Roja in Ooty in the theatre. Who the hell knew anyone else from the film? We know Roja only because of you.'”
(He said, “I’m your biggest fan. I saw Roja in Ooty in the theatre. Who knew anyone else from the film? We know Roja because of you.”)This generosity of spirit is what defines true greatness, Maddow added.
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“Greatness lies in the appreciation of others.”
Reflecting on her early days, Madhu recalled valuable lessons from industry legends like Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh.“Shammi ji mere paas aaye aur bole, ‘Main tumhara bahut bada fan hoon.’ Us din maine Seekha – Greatness yeh nahi hai ki hum kya hain, balki yeh hai ki hum doosron ko appreciation karte hain.
(Shammi ji came to me and said, “I am your big fan.” That day I learned that greatness is not about who we are, but about the appreciation of others.) She also fondly recalled Asha Parekh addressing her respectfully early in her career, “Woh mujhe ‘Madhoo ji’ keh rahi thi… aur main ek young ladki thi jinki bas kuch filmein release hui thi. Tab samajh aaya ki great log dusron ko respect dete hain.” (She addressed me as ‘Madhoo ji’ even though I was a young entrant with only a few films to go. That’s when I realized that great people respect others.)
