Amrita Singh Clears The Air About Daughter Sara’s Debut Film & KJo

Sara Ali Khan is ready to hit Bollywood but hasn’t quite decided on her first film yet.

Sara Ali Khan is ready for her Bollywood debut, but hasn’t signed any films yet. (Photo: Yogen Shah)

Reports suggest that Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s daughter Sara has turned down two projects from Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions. But the Singh vehemently rubbishes the rumours around her daughter’s Bollywood debut.

Apparently Karan wanted Sara to make her debut in the sequel to his hit film Student Of The Year, with Tiger Shroff in the lead. Karan was also reportedly keen on casting Sara opposite Shahid Kapoor’s brother Ishaan, in the Hindi remake of The Fault In Our Stars. But if news reports are to be believed, Sara has apparently walked out of both these projects. But Amrita Singh denies reports of her daughter ‘walking out’.

Not true at all! My daughter was never offered <i>Student Of The Year 2</i>. As for the other film, the remake of <i>The Fault In Our Stars</i> was shelved. So where was the question of Sara doing it?

Amrita Singh, Actor and mother of Sara Ali Khan

Strangely, Sara’s mother Amrita is being seen as the cause of Sara’s exit from the two Karan Johar productions. It’s also being said that the doting protective mother does not approve of Sara’s friendship with her former husband Saif Ali Khan’s wife Kareena Kapoor Khan.

But Amrita Singh laughs off these charges.

<i>Aaj kal mere naam ke bahot bill phade jaa rahe hain</i> (my name is being unnecessarily used). Let me tell you, today’s kids have a mind of their own, and they know how to exercise it. Even if I wanted to tell Sara or my son Ibrahim how to lead their lives, which I don’t, they would not listen to me. Luckily Sara chose to complete her studies before pursuing acting. She attended Columbia University and then devoted attention to Bollywood. What if she had decided to not go to college? What could I do?

Amrita Singh

But when it comes to Sara’s future in Bollywood, Amrita is sure of her daughter’s ambitions.

At this moment, the one certainty about Sara’s career is that she will be an actor. She decided that at the age of 4. Having said that, let me very clearly state she has not signed any film as yet. We are waiting for the correct project.

Amrita Singh

Amrita and Saif’s son Ibrahim began attending college in England a month ago. The actress talks about him and his aspirations affectionately.

Ibrahim is a very sporty, outdoor kid. I couldn’t provide him the infrastructure he needed to fly high over here. There were practical considerations. So we had to put him in an educational institutional outside India. Do I miss him? I don’t get a chance to. He gets time off for three weeks after every semester. So he’ll be home before I know it.

Amrita Singh