Veteran actor Sarika recalled an incident when in the course of the filming of her film Griha Pravesh ‘senior actors’ got here to her and requested about not making use of make-up. In a brand new interview, Sarika stated that they stated that an individual who hasn’t ‘backcombed her hair or utilized make-up’ cannot be a ‘heroine’. (Also Read | Sarika reveals she has ‘never been to school’, recollects she ‘felt bad’ about it)
Griha Pravesh launched in 1979 was a drama movie directed by Basu Bhattacharya. The movie stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, and Sarika. In the movie Sanjeev Kumar performed Amar, Sharmila was seen as Mansi, and Sarika as Sapna.
Speaking with Pinkvilla, Sarika stated, “When I did film Griha Pravesh, I didn’t like using makeup and some of the senior actors came to me and said ‘yeh kya hai na back combing kiya hai na makeup lagaya hai yeh aise heroine thodi na hoti hai (what is this, you have neither done backcombing nor applied makeup, this isn’t how heroines are).’ So that’s the idea of growing and evolving of cinema.”
Sarika additionally talked about her daughters Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan and the way performing has advanced. She stated, “Both my girls (Shruti and Akshara Haasan) they are actors and independent in their own way. They are hardworking women trying to make a mark in their life. Every parent and children have a conversation, in fact, they tell me what to do and I too tell them that but that doesn’t really amount to advice. The generation is very very different whether it is my daughter or actors of their generation who are working now, the style of work is different.”
Sarika was final seen in Sooraj Barjatya-directed Uunchai. The movie chronicles the story of 4 mates of their twilight years, performed by Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani and Danny Denzongpa. It additionally stars Neena Gupta and Parineeti Chopra. Uunchai is produced by Rajshri Productions in affiliation with Mahaveer Jain Films and Boundless Media.
Sarika started her profession as a baby actor within the mid-Nineteen Sixties with movies comparable to Majhli Didi and Hamraaz, adopted by main roles in Geet Gaata Chal, Madhu Malti, Jaan-E-Bahaar and Jaani Dushman. She returned to performing within the mid-2000s with movies like Bheja Fry and Parzania, for which she additionally received the National Award.