Manoj Kumar, famously known as Bharat Kumar in Hindi cinema, has recently passed away. He taught people the value of patriotism through his films, including his social drama Roti Kapada Aur Makaan. Moushumi Chatterjee also worked with Manoj Kumar in this film. A few years ago, during a conversation with senior journalist Bharathi S. Pradhan for Lehren, Moushumi revealed that Manoj Kumar was angry with her due to her pregnancy, and as a result, some of her scenes were cut. Moushumi also claimed in the interview that while everyone else was awarded, she was not considered worthy of one. So, let’s watch this latest podcast with Moushumi Chatterjee. #manojkumar #moushumichatterjee #rotikapadaaurmakaan #bharatkumar
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00:00Unnecessarily why I hug and kiss, why do I do it?
00:04It is not even our culture, forget it.
00:06And I am embarrassed on this because I am not brought up in that way.
00:11One maishba told me, in front of the TV camera,
00:15that whenever your career is going up, up, up, up, you become pregnant.
00:20Manoj Kumar was very upset that you were pregnant.
00:23Oh yes, he was very upset. And he showed.
00:25He gave a trophy to everybody except me.
00:30If you had to choose your best performances, which ones would you look at?
00:35If you had to choose your best performances, which ones would you look at?
00:39Personally or professionally?
00:42Let's go by professional.
00:45Professionally, I don't think I gave anything to feel that I am very proud of it.
00:50Till today.
00:52People say that you did very well.
00:55Some say that you are very good.
00:57Some say that you are very good.
00:58Some say that you are very good.
00:59Some say that you are very good.
01:00Some say that you are very good.
01:01Whatever role.
01:02I was pregnant, that is why my role got cut.
01:04And the same director and actor was very upset with me.
01:08Thought I am not taking care of my professional life.
01:12But I did not, believe me by God, I did not know what is career means for me.
01:18Right.
01:19Right.
01:20I never realized.
01:21You just lived your life?
01:22Yes.
01:23Okay.
01:24So you, so Manoj Kumar was very upset that you.
01:27Oh yes.
01:28He was very upset.
01:29And he showed.
01:30He gave a trophy to everybody except me.
01:33Really?
01:34Yes.
01:35And he said that Shashi Kapoor Ji.
01:37Unfortunately, he did not.
01:39He said that you will go find out.
01:41He said that you are watching someone.
01:43You have been warned of filming industry.
01:45You have got a trophy for you.
01:47You have not made a trophy for you.
01:48Who will pay for you?
01:49Because you will pay for your extra.
01:51Why?
01:52It was a great picture.
01:53Everybody got it.
01:54I told once Dharam Ji.
01:56I said everybody got this thing.
01:59You call me for the function.
02:00I attend the function.
02:01But where is my trophy?
02:03One Mahesh Bhatt told me in front of TV camera.
02:06That whenever your career is going up, up, up, up, you become pregnant.
02:12You know?
02:13You become the second daughter.
02:17You are never serious with a professional.
02:20So they are obstacle to in your career.
02:23I said no, you are wrong.
02:25They added colour in my life.
02:28So when you got pregnant and you had your children.
02:31It never even struck you that it could affect your career.
02:35I did not have any career.
02:38I have to be professional.
02:44Because I already got what I wanted.
02:48So I did not have a value since.
02:50You didn't value your success and your stardom.
02:53No.
02:54Really?
02:55Okay.
02:56And that's why,
02:57I forget what I said in one minute.
02:59Right.
03:00I couldn't understand what is success mean.
03:02I was to be very happy to see my big face in the theatre.
03:05Okay.
03:06That was my, this thing.
03:07Yeah.
03:08That was my success very early in life.
03:09And you got it without even asking, going after it.
03:12Yes.
03:13Shadi.
03:14Hmm.
03:15Work in Bombay.
03:16Export, import quality.
03:17Not knowing how to say even hi.
03:19I used to say, my God, hi.
03:21Right.
03:22Because I come from a conservative family.
03:23Right.
03:24When we talk to the elders, we talk to the elders, we talk to the elders.
03:26Yes.
03:27So we did not learn anything.
03:28Baba said, oh, if you are the same age or anything, then we talk to the elders.
03:34Like this.
03:35And then we say hi.
03:36And then we talk to the elders.
03:38I used to get stiff.
03:40Because I didn't know.
03:42No.
03:43So one of Baba's friends, one of my friends, one of my friends, told me.
03:46He said, India is very conscious.
03:49His mind is not clean.
03:52If I am hugging, if some friend is hugging her, she gets this thing.
03:57I said, no, unnecessarily why I hug and kiss?
04:00Why do I do it?
04:02It is not even our culture.
04:03Forget it.
04:04And I am embarrassed on this.
04:07Because I am not brought up in that way.
04:09That's right.
04:10You can be very nice with a smile, holding hand.
04:14You don't have to do anything about it.
04:15You don't have to.
04:16Yeah.
04:17There is a kissing and all you don't know.
04:18And now it is all coming out, right?
04:20You cannot hug.
04:21It is a negative energy.
04:23It is that.
04:24I don't know.
04:25People are scared.
04:26That was after COVID.
04:28No.
04:29But I don't like it.
04:30You have to have a body's sanctity.
04:32That's right.
04:33If we are acting, it doesn't mean that after that,
04:36you keep my hands in my hands.
04:38Why do you keep it?
04:39Correct.
04:40So, you yourself personally, is there anything that you felt very satisfied about?
04:44Some performers that you were very satisfied about?
04:46Or were you satisfied with all the work that you did?
04:48Yeah.
04:49For me, they would say, who is your favourite hero?
04:51Yeah.
04:52And I say, make up with all the work that you have done with all the work that you have done with all the work.
04:57Do you see that Dinod Mehra was your favourite hero?
04:58In fact, there was some kind of...
04:59But Lachinian picture, I have done with Jitandra.
05:00Maybe.
05:01Maybe.
05:02But they were like...
05:04You're favourite hero?
05:05My colleague, with whom you and me and me, was a Rishikapur and a Mithun Chakrabarti.
05:12I also struggled with the Mithun.
05:15In every stage of this thing.
05:18But they never treat me like a heroine or a star, nothing like that.
05:24So, I used to work with them.
05:27Well, Rishikapur was exactly like you. Privileged, success came on a platter, he never had this trouble.
05:33But he was very professional.
05:35He was very honest also.
05:37When he said it for Bobby, he said it on the public platform.
05:42He said it somewhere.
05:45I give the money for this.
05:48So, he said it, he admitted.
05:51How many people have guts to say this?
05:54You never bought an award in your life, no?
05:56I got an offer.
05:57But I said no.
05:59I got an offer of Anurag.
06:01I got an offer for Rotika Pramakan.
06:05Because of small role but
06:07Joe Bolle, Soniaal, Impact was Tulsi character.
06:11I got many times.
06:13But I overlook.
06:14Okay.
06:15I said I will not pay for my award.
06:17And you know you worked with Amitabh Bachchan in a film.
06:21After which you didn't work with him for a long time.
06:24And then you did a film, Piku, much much later in life.
06:28Piku, I may not be, but it happened only for Surjit, the director.
06:34The director.
06:35He had a zid, that I have to present this one.
06:40He told frontal.
06:41And mostly used to be here evening, I had to eat tea and kundmura.
06:47So, tell me.
06:49Tell me.
06:50Tell me.
06:51So, it happened.
06:52It was only a cameo.
06:53But still you did it.
06:55Sorry?
06:56It was only a cameo role.
06:57It was not a lead role or a parallel role or anything.
07:00But you did it.
07:01Lead role did it constitution word, no?
07:03Okay.
07:04What was it like reuniting with Amitabh Bachchan who was your old hero?
07:08The lesser, the better.
07:11But I enjoy with Sujit.
07:13He's such a, oh yes.
07:15Because I was already his fan.
07:17Okay.
07:18I saw two pictures and Megan in Jabardashti.
07:21Vicky Donner loved it.
07:23Vicky Donner.
07:24Vicky Donner, or a conster, Abh Vidyawalan.
07:28Yes.
07:29And I saw two pictures, I saw him very good.
07:32Which I called him also.
07:34I like it.
07:35And I like the way he works.
07:37Okay.
07:38He called me such a late night.
07:40It's so and so insisting that you don't have to keep the scene.
07:43What do you do?
07:44I said, look, you have to do the work in the future.
07:48Take it.
07:49Take it.
07:50I have to go to the other place.
07:51So don't worry.
07:52I am not bothered.
07:53Okay.
07:54Only you should see that your picture could not affect.
07:56Okay.
07:57That's it.
07:58Okay.
07:59At least you should seek your Pitcheco-difect body.
08:02Okay.
08:02That's it.