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Sara Ali Khan Is Never Tongue Tied: Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore says that Sara Ali Khan’s confidence, humility and charm makes her very happy.

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Sharmila Tagore, who will turn 74 on Saturday, says that Sara Ali Khan's confidence, humility and charm makes her very happy and it's heartwarming to see the daughter of Saif Ali Khan and his former wife Amrita Singh the way she has turned out.

In an interview with IANS, Sharmila candidly spoke about her grandchild, who marked her debut in Kedarnath on 7 December, Sara Ali Khan.

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“Yes, I am so excited about her debut (in the film Kedarnath). I am very impressed by her… though I don’t see why her self confidence should surprise me. But whether it was Koffee With Karan, Rajeev Masand, BBC…her confidence, humility and charm made me so happy… it’s so heartwarming to see her the way she has turned out. When asked what she’s doing in films after going to Columbia University she said the education was for her growth as a person and not for career. She’s never tongue-tied. And how well she stood up for her father on Karan Johar’s show. I am really proud of her.”

She also spoke about her youngest grandchildren, Inaaya and Taimur. “Yes, it certainly adds to my happiness, obviously. I do see them as much as I can. But not enough because we live in different cities. But I must say they re-energize me. There's nothing like young children's energy …They are always curious, and enthusiastic about many different things. So yes, being around Taimur and Inaaya makes me really happy. Though like I said, I wish I could be with them more often.”

Sharmila said that she’s worried about the attention that Taimur continues to receive. “I must confess I'm worried about him a bit. We in this family have all had our share of media attention. They place you on a pedestal and then suddenly drop you. At the moment Taimur is not affected because he's too young to understand what's going on. But later when he's older and if the attention is taken away he might get affected. So we are a little concerned . But as Sara said, what can we do about it? Frankly without the media we are not alive in today's day and age.”

He’s innocent and he’s young…Let’s hope he won’t be adversely affected. I’d like to request the media to be a bit more sensitive to him. Otherwise what can we do?

When asked to comment on the #MeToo movement, Sharmila was reluctant and said she doesn’t understand the naming and shaming of alleged harassers.

“I don't want to comment on it. I don't see how my two-bits can contribute to the discussion. I followed a bit of it… But I don't know… Of course I've always supported the feminist movement . But this naming and shaming …I really don't know,” she said.

Talking about her son playing her husband in a biopic, Sharmila said, “No, let them (the filmmakers) decide. Maybe Saif can be in one phase of the story. His story has so many phases. Even a good documentary is a good idea. Unfortunately there isn't too much footage on Tiger available.”

(With IANS inputs)

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