Filmmaker Nandita Das bumps into legendary writer Gulzar, says 'It makes morning walks so worth it'
Filmmaker Nandita Das bumps into legendary writer Gulzar, says 'It makes morning walks so worth it'
Imagine you head out for a morning walk and bump into the legendary writer Gulzar. The same thing happened with actress and director Nandita Das.
The Bawandar star took to her official Instagram handle and dropped a picture with Gulzar. While the writer can be seen saying something in the picture, Nandita Das is listening to him with a smile on her face. The post also included a video where Gulzar is clicking pictures of a bird in the park where these two were taking a morning walk.
Nandita Das bumps into Gulzar
Dropping the post on the photo-sharing app, Nandita Das penned in the comment section, “Look who I met? And guess what I caught him doing! One of my favourite people and poet. It makes morning walks so worth it. I hope to do it more often.#gulzar”
While the comment section was filled with red heart emojis, television personality Priya Malik wrote, “He was the first person I saw as I entered Jogger’s Park yesterday evening. We exchanged a namaste. I always take my chance encounters with him as a sign to continue writing.”
Internet reacts to Nandita Das’s post
One of the Instagram users shared, “Both of u are the Great personalities n Great Legend.I appreciate u both n your good talent.God bless. Deep regards.Miltee rehna he zindgi hai, chupp rehna hai suunnaa pun”.
Another user said, “Wow! Definitely cook up something lovely together for us to cherish.”
The third comment read, “Gulzar Sahab and Nandita Maam both my favourite always, hope Gulzar Sahab penned lyrics dialogue for Nandita Maam’s next project and I definitely want to see actress Kajol working under Nandita Das’ direction..”
Apart from being an actor and filmmaker, Nandita Das is also an advocate for change in the colour bias system of the country through her campaign, Dark Is Beautiful. She recently came up with an anthem, India’s Got Colour, focusing on this issue. The song features Ali Fazal, Radhika Apte, Konkona Sen Sharma, Gul Panag, Divya Dutta, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Tillotama Shome, Sayani Gupta and Suchitra Pillai, along with some other celebrities.
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