Hema Malini Recalls Being Hesitant To Play A Mother Of Four In 'Baghban', Says 'My Mom Was After Me'

Veteran actress, Hema Malini was one of the leading actresses of her time, and every other director wanted to work with her. However, the actress was quite picky about signing films, and she would often consult her mother, late Jaya Chakravarti, before saying 'Yes' to a film. Hema was in her early 50s when she was offered the lead role in the film, Baghban, opposite Amitabh Bachchan, but she wasn't keen on doing the film.

Hema Malini recalls how she signed the film, Baghban

In an interview with Lehren Retro, Hema Malini opened up about signing the film, Baghban, opposite Amitabh Bachchan, which went on to become a box-office success. Talking about the same, the actress said that she wasn't initially convinced to play a ‘mother of four’ in the family drama. She recalled that when the director, Ravi Chopra, told her the storyline of the film, she immediately made up her mind that she would not sign the film. She said:

“I remember when I was hearing the story from Ravi Chopra, my mother was sitting. After he left, I said, ‘Chaar itne bade bade ladka ki maa ka role karne ko bol raha hai. How can I do this'."

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Hema Malini reveals how her mother, Jaya Chakravarthy was after her to sign the film, Baghban

However, as soon as Ravi left, Hema turned to her mother, Jaya Chakravarthy, and told her that she couldn't play the role of a mother of four sons in the movie. But the actress' mother convinced her to sign the film and told her that the story was very good and the role was very nice. Revealing why she was hesitant about signing the film, Hema shared:

"But my mother said, 'No no no, you must do it!' I said, ‘Why?’ ‘No, the story is very good. You must do it.’ How she was after me. I said, ‘Okay, I’ll do it.' But before that I felt… See, before that, I wasn't doing films. After a long gap, I was working. So I thought, ‘Why should I do this?’ But she said, ‘No, you must do this. The role is very nice.’"

Hema reveals she was offered the film, Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Further in the interview, Hema Malini revealed that she was also offered the film, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, but her mother asked her not to do it. However, later, Zeenat Aman was roped in as the lead in the 1978 romantic film directed by Raj Kapoor. For the unversed, the film also starred Shashi Kapoor and Padmini Kolahpure, and it was produced by RK Studio. Hema said:

“Raj Kapoor came to me and asked me to do Satyam Shivam Sundaram. But he only said, ‘This is such a film and I don’t feel you would do it. But I am very keen that you should do it. But I know you will not do it.' So my mother is also sitting and says, ‘No, she will not do all that’." 

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Hema Malini's precious post for her mother, late Jaya Chakravarthy

Hema Malini never misses a chance to remember her late parents, V.S. Ramanujam Chakravarthy and Jaya Chakravarthy. Time and again, we have seen her sharing old and unseen pictures of her parents from her memory lane. For instance, on January 26, 2022, Hema Malini took to her Instagram handle and shared a picture of her mother, late Jaya Chakravarthy, on the latter's 18th death anniversary. Along with the picture, the loving daughter penned a lovely note in the caption, which could be read as:

"Always in our hearts dearest Amma. This day, 2004. #motherlove #mothersblessings."

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