Zarina Wahab makes some painful disclosures about the Sooraj Pancholi & Jiah Khan Case in an exclusive interview with senior most journalist Bharathi S Pradhan for Lehren. The actress goes into detail about how her son's film career and the Pancholi family were impacted by the tragedy. Wahab further points out that the only person who supported Sooraj Pancholi through the difficult times was superstar Salman Khan, who also produced Pancholi's first film, Hero (2015).
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00:00How did you handle that? I know it was a very very traumatic period for all of you.
00:20I know. We all went through a very very bad time.
00:23If you spoil anybody's life with lies, take it as a loan. It will come back to you with interest.
00:34Karma. Karma. Karma says that.
00:37So it's okay. We waited when he's not guilty. It took 10 years but he's out of it. I'm happy.
00:45But whatever happens, we can't do anything against God's plan.
00:49Can I say something? Because I know all of you. I know you, I know Nirmal, I've seen Suraj and Zakir.
00:58I also know Rabiya, Jiya. I know everyone.
01:03And I know that the day Jiya's incident happened, there was a party going on.
01:11Everyone was sitting at Anju Mahindra's house in the evening. Nirmal and Rabiya were also there.
01:17They were sitting together. So what happened in a day that Rabiya suddenly is on the warpath with all of you?
01:27Nothing like that happened. See, people put their mistakes on someone else to hide them.
01:32It's okay. Let's not talk about it. God is there. I strongly believe in God.
01:37Whatever He wants to do, He will do it. That's it.
01:40But it has affected Suraj's career, no?
01:43Definitely. It has definitely affected his career. What does he get from it? Tell the rest of the people.
01:48Everyone knows what she used to do. I don't want to open my mouth. It's okay.
01:53I don't want to belittle myself. It's okay. May God keep her happy. May God keep everyone happy.
02:01But okay, let us put it as something else. How did you feel when you heard about Jiya?
02:10It's sad. It's sad. It's not good.
02:15Because even before this, she heard about it. She tried a few times.
02:20But it was her fate that when my son's turn came, it happened.
02:24Otherwise, she tried also that many times before. It's okay. Let's not talk about it.
02:29How has Suraj handled it?
02:31I mean, how does he handle it? His career being affected.
02:35His career will be affected. Bharti, this is not something to ask. What he went through, we know.
02:40I don't want to talk about it, remember it and go into depression.
02:44But what are you doing for him to come back to his career?
02:48I just pray. That's it.
02:50Because he needs to come back to his career. He is young.
02:53He will come back, no? He will come back.
02:56Is there any film right now brewing?
02:58Yeah, yeah. He is shooting.
03:00He is shooting? Oh, very good.
03:03Very good. Very good.
03:05So, Suraj Pancholi is back to films, back to working.
03:08And all that trauma, we will put it behind him. Correct?
03:11He is such a lovely child. I can't tell you.
03:14He is such a good kid.
03:16I don't know, sometimes my mother used to say that God tests only good people.
03:20Maybe this is his test. So, let's see.
03:23And how is Nirmal about it?
03:26I mean, Nirmal's…
03:29What do you think?
03:31How is he? How are you feeling?
03:33Of course, we went through hell.
03:35There is no point in repeating it, right?
03:37No, no. I mean, now.
03:39Now, how is Nirmal?
03:41He is happy that Suraj is back to films, back to working.
03:45Is he advising him?
03:47Yes, he does advise him.
03:49As parents, you will advise him, right?
03:52You know, you and Salman Khan have a very good relationship.
03:57Firstly, he broke Suraj.
04:00Of course.
04:01And also, both of you have Rajshri connection.
04:04Yeah, yeah.
04:05Right?
04:06Yes.
04:07So, are you very friendly with Salman and his son?
04:10No, no. I am not very friendly with him, but I…
04:12Even though he is younger than me, I respect him a lot.
04:15Because when he was younger, I had said this before,
04:19we were doing a show with Michael Jackson.
04:22Do you remember?
04:23Yes, I remember.
04:24So, Arpita and Sana, they were classmates.
04:26We all went to see.
04:28These kids were so small, we couldn't even hold their hands.
04:31Suraj was very small.
04:32People could almost fall on Suraj.
04:35So, Salman picked him up and put him on his shoulders.
04:37How sweet!
04:38He carried that burden on his shoulders in Hero as well.
04:42That's very sweet of him.
04:44When he was going through a bad time,
04:46he was the only one who supported.
04:48And now Salman is going through a rough time.
04:51I feel bad.
04:54No, no. He will come out of it.
04:55He will come out of it.
04:56He is such a nice person.
04:58He has helped a lot of people.
05:01He has helped a lot of people.
05:03He has helped a lot of people.
05:05That's right.
05:06So, you feel Salman will also come out of it?
05:08Yes, yes. Definitely, he will come out of it.
05:10And how is Zarina Wahab today?
05:13Is she a happy lady?
05:14Is she a content lady?
05:15I am always happy.
05:16I am always happy.
05:18I have never seen her sad.
05:21You have never seen me sad?
05:22I have never seen my face sad.
05:24So, I will tell you.
05:26I was going through a lot of trouble.
05:28I was doing a show on TV.
05:31We were talking and laughing.
05:33She said, Zarina, you are such a positive person.
05:35You never look sad.
05:38Sometimes you are crying, sometimes you are sad.
05:40I went there with a lot of trouble.
05:42I said, no.
05:44Why am I crying?
05:45Unnecessarily.
05:46If I think about it, I will go more into depression.
05:49Correct.
05:50I said, no, no.
05:51These up and downs come and go in everyone's life.
05:53You have to accept the fact that this is happening.
05:56You will come out of it.
05:57And it toughens you.
05:58Yes, yes.
05:59You will come out of it.
06:00You will come out of it.