‘Cant wear short skirt…’: Director got angry at the rejection, wanted to destroy this heroine’s career, her name is…, director was…

Moushumi Chatterjee has cemented her space as one of basically the most admired actresses of Indian cinema. She used to be a form of rare actresses who undoubtedly started working as a main girl in Hindi motion photos after she got married. In a current interview, Moushumi talked about her profession struggles, and the map in which she misplaced out the lead role in Guddi, a film that later went to Jaya Bachchan, and became a milestone in her profession.

On the age of 15, Moushumi Chatterjee made her acting debut with the Bengali film Balika Badhu, alongside legendary actor, Uttam Kumar. At some stage within the identical time, she got married to Jayanta Mukherjee, and had obtained an provide from director Hrishikesh Mukherjee to work in Guddi (1971). She grew to changed into down the film as her persona used to be purported to place on a ‘short skirt’.

In a chat with Filmfare, Moushumi Chatterjee recalled, “I didn’t carry out Guddi since the heroine used to be purported to place on a rapid skirt. My father talked about no as a end result of firstly, this used to be a Hindi film, and since of we didn’t know who Hrishikesh Mukherjee used to be. He talked about I did Talaash best as a end result of I desired to provide up for what took place on Guddi. He talked about, I ruined your profession.”

Hrishikesh used to be so upset by Moushumi’s refusal that he promised to murder her profession even earlier to it started. Years later, while engaged on the 1990s TV repeat, Talaash, he confessed that her rejection injury his ego, and he no longer desired to solid her as heroine. That’s when, the role used to be supplied to Jaya Bhaduri (now Bachchan), and catapulted her to fame.

“He talked about… ‘For the time being, I was such an egoist. I believed you talked about no to Hrishikesh Mukherjee, we are going to provide the choice to gape how you reach and produce a profession in Mumbai.’ He talked about, I did no longer need you to work on that film. I don’t need this heroine, I need that heroine.” Moushumi printed.

Moushumi shared that she used to be never cosy with revealing outfits, and started carrying sarees at the age of 13. Within the identical interview, she recalled an incident when director Mani J Rabadi requested her to place on a backless shirt and short ghagra for a film. She started crying and suggested her husband, “I basically feel cherish I am naked.” He then assured her that the costume used to be k and nothing unusual for motion photos.