Koffee With Karan Season 8 Episode 10: Sharmila Tagore Reveals She Turned Down Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Due to Cancer Diagnosis
About offering Sharmila Tagore a role in RRKPK, Karan Johar shared on KWKS8, āI had offered Sharmila ji the part played by Shabana Azmi in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. She was my very first choice. Due to health reasons at that time, she couldnāt say yes but it is a regret I have.ā
The 10th episode of Koffee With Karan Season 8 featured the renowned mother and son duo, Sharmila Tagore and Saif Ali Khan. Besides sharing intriguing details, the veteran actress made some shocking revelations on Karan Joharās show. Sharmila disclosed that she was diagnosed with cancer and, as a result, turned down KJoās film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. Karan had shared that she was the first choice to play Alia Bhattās grandmother in the film. Without divulging many details, Sharmila explained, āThis is at the height of Covid. They hadnāt really grappled with Covid at that time. They didnāt know the vaccineā¦ We were not vaccinated. You know, after my cancer. So, they didnāt want me to take that risk.ā Koffee With Karan Season 8: Sharmila Tagore Shares Son Saif Ali Khanās Childhood Caper, Actress Says āHe Was Not a Brat, but Caused Anxiety All Aroundā.
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