Hrishikesh Mukherjee apologized to Moushumi Chatterjee to “destroy his career” after rejecting Guddi: “You had my ego” | Bollywood News
Veteran Chatterjee Moushumi and filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee Worked together on a single project in their long illustrious careers – the 1992 Talaash television show. In a recent interaction, Moushumi revealed why she only played in a project by the late legendary filmmaker, despite their family ties.
When he was asked to work with Hrishikesh Mukherjee only in Talaash, Moushumi told Nayandeep Rakshit on his Youtube channel: “It was Hrishikesh's fault. I don't know what he thought or noticed.”
Referring to the reason for their limited collaboration, Moushumi shared an example when she visited Hrishikesh Mukherjee after calling it. Because they had family ties, she went to see him. At that time, the filmmaker admitted to having endangered his career and admitted having sabotaged his career after refusing one of his previous projects.
Recalling his meeting with Hrishikesh at his home, Moushumi said: “Hrishikesh could not walk, it was his condition at that time. He called me and said:”Indu mujh maaf karde. Mein Tera Carrière Barbad Karne Mein Laga Tha (Indu, I'm sorry. I was trying to compromise your career). You remember that you heard a story of a film and you agreed to do so too, but I refused to get started and I gave the name of another heroine. “”
Moushumi then explained why Hrishikesh wanted her to fail. She said, “He said to me,” You injured my ego when you refused to play in Guddi. “Guddi was a 1971 film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, which marked the beginnings of Jaya Bachchan at the Hindi cinema.
During the conversation, Moushumi also revealed her side of the story and explained why she was not allowed to play in Hrishikesh film. “This time, I was Calcutta Girl. The character had to wear a mini-night and we had the culture to wear 13 years old. My father did not allow me to play in the film. He said:” She is 10th standard. She will not go to Mumbai. “I was not comfortable carrying the mini-robe.
Speaking more of her conversation with Hrishikesh, she added: “These are her words”, I am so avenger towards you that this girl refused to work with Hrishikesh Mukherjee, I will destroy her career. “”
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Later, Hrishikesh apologized for his mistake and even offered him a role in Talaash at the same meeting. “He said to me,” Give me a chance to buy myself. Please do Talaash. The heroine that was suggested to me does not have this spirituality that you have, ”recalls the veteran star.
