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Hema Malini’s niece and actress Madhoo Shah, who did films like ‘Phool Aur Kaante’, ‘Roja’, and ‘Allari Priyudu’, made a special place in the hearts of fans with just a few films, but she always kept her limits for work. Madhoo always believed in maintaining a ‘domestic’ image; she believes that it was her upbringing that kept her away from bold films.

Recently, Madhoo spoke openly about a strange experience in her career. Madhoo told how she was deeply hurt when an unwanted kissing scene was shot in a film.

‘I said yes to everything… but not this’

In a recent interview with News18 Shosha, Madhoo Shah said, “I always insisted on maintaining my ‘homely’ image. My upbringing kept me away from bold roles. I said yes to every role, except one thing – explicit scenes.”

I got to know on the set that I would have to kiss

The actress recalled the scene when she came to know on the set that she had to do a kiss scene. Madhoo said, ‘It was not like today’s filmy kisses, it was just a peck on the lips, but I felt very bad about it. I was not told about it before the shooting. I came to know that it was a scene only after going to the set. The producers explained that it was necessary, so I did it, but it was a very bad experience for me.’

Madhoo did the scene, but she did not like it. In the conversation, she further said that the kiss had no meaning. “I did not even talk to the director about not including that scene in the film. I let it go. I was very young, naive in every way. Today’s 22-24-year-olds are more intelligent, but I was very young both in age and understanding.”

‘Fire’ changed my perspective

Years later, Deepa Mehta’s 1996 film ‘Fire’ helped change Madhoo’s thinking about on-screen intimacy. The film starred Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das as lesbian lovers, a bold move for the time. “I don’t mean that on-screen kissing is a bad thing. When I saw Shabana ji in ‘Fire’, I thought she broke her own boundaries, which I couldn’t do then. I don’t think I can still do what she did. I admire actors who can shave their heads or play lesbians in films,” she said.

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