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Jackie’s unfulfilled wish to share screen with Rishi
Chintuji would always tell me, ‘Jaggu dada, I want to do a film opposite you. We’ve worked together in so many movies but never faced each other on camera.’ Him being a senior and one of the finest actors of the industry, I so wanted to act with him. This wish will never come true now. We’ve lost a precious jewel of the crown,” shares actor Jackie Shroff, who despite having worked with late actor Rishi Kapoor in films such as Azaad Desh Ke Gulam (1990), Aurangzeb (2013) and Chalk n Duster (2016), didn’t get a chance to do a single scene together. Taking a walk down the memory lane, Shroff recalls the time when he first saw Kapoor and was awestruck by his personality and aura. “I remember his film Bobby (1973) had released and he shot to fame overnight. I was hanging around the Pastry Palace in Mumbai and saw him there for the first time. I was like, ‘Wow, Rishi Kapoor!’ I wasn’t an actor then and seeing a superstar was like a fan moment for me. I never knew then, that one day, we would share such great camaraderie ,” says Shroff, 63, adding that from Kapoor’s dressing style to acting, he loved everything about him.
“I couldn’t do what he could. He would meet people with a big warm hug and was so jovial. I could always feel that affection from a senior not just for myself but for Tiger (son, Tiger Shroff) as well. We would ring up and discuss Tiger’s performance in his recent movies. Coming from him really meant a lot to me,” says Shroff. With Kapoor’s demise, he shares that the void will never be filled. “He is embedded deeply in my heart forever,” he signs off.
Rishabh Suri
Actor Karishma Tanna has been active on social media during the lockdown, be it for spreading awareness about Covid-19 or to just tell her fans the importance of staying fit. However, a section of people believe celebs are just trying to boast about how rosy their lives are, and they don’t know the ground reality.
Tanna disagrees. “We, as celebrities, have followers and fans, and we can give them the right path either by talking about it or revealing what we do. We don’t do it to show off… we actually do it to show that you guys should also do the same thing,” she explains.
When the lockdown was announced, Tanna, 36, was in Lonavala with friends. “We packed our bags and rushed back. I am at home with my family now. I recently hurt myself, but these things keep
Ruchika Garg and Aprajita Sharad
Everyone has been locked up at home for quite some time now, which has not only affected economies but relationships as well. Married couples who saw each other for 12 hours or less, are now together all day. While this may seem pleasant, lifestyle changes are inducing problems. Experts believe it’s the lack of space between partners that is causing trouble, and marriage counsellors and advocates have reported a surge in divorce queries since March-end.
“We have two kids and are living together just for them. We would have separated long back, but I settled for my happening. I am spending time with my mother. I have never baked before; I’m trying to now. I take each day as it comes, because I know once the lockdown gets over, people won’t get time for all this,” she tells us.
Professionally, how does she see things going forward? “I was going to announce a web series, but I can’t talk about it now. 2020 was supposed to be good for me, and this happened. You can’t do much about it,” she says. children. But, not anymore. Lockdown is unbearable,” says a Delhi-based entrepreneur on the condition of anonymity.
Confirming the rise in conflicts, Varun Goswami, a Delhi-based advocate says, “There has been an increase in instances of domestic violence which have created major friction in relations. However, whether this will lead to divorce in every case is yet to be established.”
“Couples are tensed during the lockdown. Being forced to be together in a confined space often leads to anger, and in some cases even physical violence,” says Delhi-based psychotherapist Prachi Dixit, adding that the need of the hour is to give each other some space.