Moushumi Chatterjee: I was always a superstar'I have been dropped from many movies. I did not want to compromise my self- respect.' 'I was born in a house with all the facilities. I had a car and servants. I got married into a family that had everything. So there was no need for me to compromise.' 'I was never ambitious about being the number one actress.'Moushumi Chatterjee, one of the biggest stars of her time, gives us a peek into her life. Moushumi Chatterjee is quite like her live- wire character in Piku. She chats open- heartedly about her life and movies, laughs frequently, and has a friendly vibe. She lives in a big house, on the top floor of a building in the posh locality of Khar, in suburban Mumbai. The building stands where Moushumi's famous father- in- law Hemanta Kumar's bungalow and recording studio once stood. Moushumi lives with her husband Jayanta, daughter Megha and dog Dodo. Wearing cotton Pallazo pants and a T- shirt, and no makeup, Moushumi is probably the humblest superstar one has ever met. In this first part of a vibrant conversation with the actress, Moushumi tells Patcy N/ Rediff. I had to put on a lot of makeup for Balika Badhu, and didn't get any play time. Get breaking news from India & the world on MSN India. Also live news coverage, updates from cricket, Bollywood, crime, business, technology and videos. Karma Free Mp3 Download Karma Song Free Download Karma Hindi Movie Mp3 Download Karma Video Download Karma Free Music Download De Daaroo Kishore Kumar/100064,Mahendra. Thanks to WhatsApp developers for providing so many smileys (or emoticons or emoji) in WhatsApp. This messenger has over 900 emoticons officially provided by the app. I hated it'Image: Moushumi Chatterjee and Partha Chatterjee in Ballika Badhu. My grandfather was a judge in British times. My father was in the Army and later worked for the Railways. Director Tarun Mazumdar's house and studio were near my school. He offered me a film but my father said no. Tarun Mazumdar's wife Sandhya Roy then convinced my father. She said they had been holding on to the script of Balika Badhu for a long time, and they felt I was just right for the part. Sandhya Roy gave my father Rs 1,0. Rs 2,0. 00 for the film but my father said, 'Keep the money; you will need it to pamper her'. During the shoot, I think I gave them a lot of trouble because Tarun Mazumdar said, 'Whatever is shot let it be, I will burn all the negatives, I don't want to make this film'. If it were not for Sandhya Roy, Balika Badhu would not have been made.
I had to put on a lot of makeup, and didn't get any play time, so I hated it. I was just a child, in the fifth standard, when I did this film. They wanted me to look like a teenager so they would make me wear a tight blouse and sari. I was not comfortable and wore it very reluctantly. Twice, I ran away from the makeup room. During the filming, I had to change my name. My real name is Indira, but it was too common. My elder sister suggested Moushumi. I met my future father- in- law Hemanta Kumar during the shooting of Balika Badhu. He was the music director. I signed it when I was in the ninth standard. At the same time, I did Tapan Sinha's film Ekhani.'When I got married, I came to Mumbai with my dog, my doll's house and my best friend' Image: Moushumi Chatterjee. After Balika Badhu, I became very popular. Hemanta Kumar told my father he would take me to Mumbai for Durga Puja, because I can't go out in public in Kolkata. He had his own puja in Mumbai. My father agreed. A magazine wrote a story saying that I had been seen with Hemanta Kumar's family so I may be getting married to his son Jayanta. My father's aunt heard about this and scolded my father: 'How can you send your young unmarried daughter to Hemanta Kumar's house?'Hemanta Kumar entered the house just then and announced, 'Indu will be my daughter- in- law.'There were many reasons why I got married very early. Firstly, there would be marriage offers for me everyday. Secondly, my elder sister was married - - she got married when she was in the first year of junior college. Thirdly, my aunt (my father's elder sister) was diagnosed with cancer and she wanted to see me married. She could not attend my wedding but Hemanta Kumar took both of us to her house in our wedding finery. Immediately after marriage, I shifted to Mumbai. You won't believe this, but when I got married, I came to Mumbai with my dog, my doll's house and my best friend, who stayed with me for more than a year. My father- in- law asked me whether I wanted to pursue further studies but I said no.'Shakti Samanta was very upset that I got married'Image: Moushumi Chatterjee in Anuraag. Immediately after my wedding, I started shooting for the song Sun Ri Pawan in the film Anuraag, in Mahaballipuram, and Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu. I had signed Anuraag after my engagement. Nobody thought I would get married so soon. Shakti (Samanta, Anuraag director) was very upset that I got married, because married actresses weren't successful. And here, I was making my debut in Hindi cinema and I was already married. But Anuraag released, and it was a big hit. I told Shakti uncle I don't know how to act like a blind person (for her role in the film), so he promised to take me to a blind school. But one day he just called and said the mahurat was the next day. I was upset, and reminded him that he was supposed to take me to a blind school. He assured me that the mahurat shot would not be in the movie. When I said my two- page dialogue on the mahurat day, everybody clapped. Shakti uncle came and put his hands on my head and said, 'I am not taking you to a blind school; you continue acting the same way.''I signed whatever films my father- in- law told me to take up'Image: Moushumi Chatterjee and Amitabh Bachchan in Manzil. I signed whatever films my father- in- law told me to take up. This industry has been very kind to me. Whenever I have come back after taking a break - - as I did during the birth of my children for around three years - - filmmakers were at my door by evening offering me a film. I stopped working when my younger daughter Megha was born. But the day I thought I wanted to work again, I signed films like Aag Hi Aag, Ghayal, Watan Ke Rakhwale and so on. I am so fond of my father- in- law because I cannot express the amount of affection I received from him. What love my parents could not give, he single- handed gave me. He took responsibility for me from my father even before I got married. When my husband and I would fight, he would take my side. My in- laws' family would say, 'Moushumi, Hemant babu ki aankhon ka taara hain.' (Moushumi is the star of Hemanta babu's eyes). But once my elder daughter Payaal was born, she took my place. He would work very hard but yet he would give time to Paayal. When Payaal was one- and- half- year old, he got a small tabla made for her. I was totally in love with my husband because he was the first man in my life outside of my family. Babu was a very affectionate and very charming man. He had so many girlfriends - - in fact, he still has! My mother- in- law was a very ambitious woman; she had so many siblings that she couldn't look after her own children, forget looking after me. She was ruled by her brothers and sisters.'Shooting the rape scene in Roti Kapda Aur Makan was tough'Image: Moushumi Chatterjee in Roti Kapda Aur Makan. The rape scene in Roti Kapda Aur Makan was the most talked about scene. People found it very sensitive. But shooting the scene was tough. I had long hair and in the scene, a lot of flour falls on my head and body. I started sweating and everything just stuck to my hair. I started crying. After I came home at 1. I had to shoot again the next day. I was pregnant at the time and when the flour went into my mouth, I vomited. I was physically unwell and tense about how the scene would be shot. But (director) Manoj Kumar took good care of me. The scene also shows the villains pulling at my blouse. I was worried how it would be shot. I had to wear two blouses and they pulled off the top blouse.'When Neetu Singh was ill with a stomach upset one day and couldn’t shoot, the producer locked her in the make- up room and said, . For some movies my schedules had to be shortened from 3. Mahesh Bhatt once asked me whether having a baby was an obstacle or not. When Neetu was ill with a stomach upset one day and couldn't shoot, he locked her in the make- up room and said, 'If you are not shooting, you can't go out.'I was pregnant during the shooting and fell down and started bleeding. I was taken to the hospital. Luckily, I did not lose my child. But the producer said I had to report on the sets the next day! It was very sweet of Dabboo (Randhir Kapoor) to call me that night to check how I was. He told me not to worry, he would help me. Neetu, Chintu (Rishi Kapoor) and I did that film because Pransaab knew Kanagal. Pransaab was a nice man, so he called me when I was facing problems. During the shooting, Chintu helped me a lot. We were shooting on a hill and I had difficulty climbing. Chintu asked them to make a palki, and he tested it himself first to check if it was strong enough. Quite a few heroes helped me a lot, besides Rishi Kapoor, like Vijay Arora, Vinod Mehra and Vinod Khanna. They were all very protective.'I was never ambitious about being the number one actress'Image: Moushumi Chatterjee. I have been dropped from many movies. I did not want to compromise my self- respect. I was never a 'Yes' woman, I have my own mind. In fact, when I was shooting in Madras, all the heroines had 'amma' after their names on the door of their make- up rooms and all the heroes were 'garu' (sir). But on my makeup room door, it was always written 'Moushumi Garu'. I was born in a house with all the facilities. I had a car and servants. I got married into a family that had everything. So there was no need for me to compromise. I was never ambitious about being the number one actress. In those days, a big actress told me, 'Moushumi, you look so nice, you are a terrific actor, but you are not number one.'I said to her, 'To be number one, you have to give 1. I have a family and so I distribute my time 2. I have no complaints about that.''One magazine linked me romantically with Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra in the same issue!'Image: Moushumi Chatterjee and Jeetendra in Swarg Nark. In this industry there are scandals and link- ups - - you can't avoid it. Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1. Edit. After the retirement of his dad, the onus is on Bharat to look after the Delhi- based family. He has two younger college- going brothers, Deepak and Vijay, and a sister of marriage age, Radha. Bharat is a graduate, but is unable to secure any employment, much to the frustration of his girlfriend, Sheetal. Vijay takes step to secure his own future, by turning to crime, which is strongly opposed by Bharat, and as a result Vijay leaves the house. Mohan is Sheetal's boss, and finds her very attractive. When he proposes marriage, she accepts, and soon both are engaged. This leaves Bharat devastated, unable to deal with life, and unable to afford the basic needs of Roti (food), Kapada (Clothing), and Makaan (Shelter), he must now decide to carry on honestly, or otherwise.
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