In an exclusive interview, veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee reveals that Manoj Kumar was very upset with her while filming "Roti Kapada Aur Makaan".
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00:00 If you had to choose your best performances, which ones would you look at?
00:04 Personally or professionally?
00:07 Let's go first by professional.
00:09 Professionally, I don't think I gave anything to feel that I am very proud of it till today.
00:16 People say that you did very well in this.
00:19 Some say that you were good in Kacche Dhaag, some say Anurag, some say Roti Ka Vara Makarne, whatever role.
00:27 I was pregnant, that's why my role got it cut.
00:30 And same director and actor was very upset with me.
00:34 Thought I am not taking care of my professional life.
00:38 But I did not, believe me by God, I did not know what his career means for me.
00:44 Right. Right.
00:45 I never realized.
00:47 You just lived your life?
00:48 Yes.
00:49 Okay. So Manoj Kumar was very upset that you were not getting the role.
00:53 Very upset. And he showed, he gave a trophy to everybody except me.
00:58 During Roti Kapra?
00:59 Really?
01:00 Yes. And Shashi Kapoor ji said, unfortunately it is not there now, otherwise he used to tell them to go and find out.
01:06 He said, are you looking at it? Are you getting angry with anyone?
01:10 Everyone got the trophy, but not for you.
01:13 Who will spend 20-30 hundred extra for you?
01:16 Oh.
01:17 Why? Ghayal picture, everybody got. I told once, Dharamji, I said everybody got this thing.
01:24 You call me for the function, I attend the function.
01:26 But where my trophy?
01:28 One Mahesh Bhatt told me na, front of TV camera,
01:31 ki whenever your career going up, up, up, up, you become pregnant.
01:35 You know, aapka yeh jyoti baad jayega, pyas se samani yeh sab, you become with the second daughter.
01:42 First with the, you are never serious with the professional.
01:46 So, they are obstacle to your career.
01:48 I said, no, you are wrong.
01:50 They added color in my life.
01:53 So, when you got pregnant and you had your children, it never even struck you that it could affect your career?
02:00 I did not have, I have any career.
02:03 Shabd ko mere ko kabhi aisa laga hi nahi ki I am in some career and I have to be professional.
02:10 Because I already got what I wanted, no?
02:13 So, I did not have a value since.
02:16 You didn't value your success and your stardom?
02:19 No, really.
02:20 And that's why, kisko kya bola, main ek minute mein bhool nahi jati thi.
02:24 I could not understand what is success mean.
02:27 I still feel very happy to see my big face in the theater.
02:30 That was my, this thing, yeah.
02:32 But you got success very early in life and you got it without even asking, going after it.
02:37 Yes. Shadi.
02:39 Working one day, exporting, import quality, not knowing how to say even hi, I used to say, "My God, hi."
02:46 Because I come from a conservative family.
02:48 Hum bade ko to namaste bolte, haath jodhte.
02:51 To humne kabhi sikhayi nahi hai.
02:53 Babu bolte, agar same age ho ya kuch ho to, "Hello" bolte, itta daat.
02:59 Yaha pe sab bolte the, "Hi."
03:01 Aur upar se hug karne ko aate the.
03:03 I used to get stiff.
03:05 Because I didn't know.
03:07 So one of babu's girlfriend ek baar mujhe taunt kiya.
03:11 Bola, "Indu is very conscious, haan.
03:14 Uska mind clean nahi hai.
03:17 If I'm hugging, if some friend hugging her, she get this thing."
03:22 I says, "No, unnecessarily why I hug and kiss? Kyu karu?"
03:27 It is not even our culture, forget it.
03:29 And I am embarrassed on this because I'm not brought up in that way.
03:33 That's right.
03:35 You can be very nice with a smile, holding hand.
03:39 You don't have to do anything about it.
03:41 You don't have to, yeah.
03:42 Kissing and all you don't have to.
03:43 Abhi toh sab nikalta hai na, ke you cannot hug.
03:47 It's a negative energy.
03:49 "Indu is that." Pata nahi dyara rahe hai logon ko.
03:51 That is after COVID.
03:53 No, but I don't like it.
03:55 You have to have a body sanctity.
03:57 That's right.
03:59 Hum agar acting kar rahe hai, iska matlab yeh nahi ke,
04:01 who after pack-up ke baad bhi mere kande mein haath rakhe.
04:03 Kyu rakhe bhai?
04:05 Correct.
04:07 [Music]