January 5 is Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi’s 83rd birth anniversary. His wife Sharmila Tagore is not averse to a biopic on her legendary husband. “It will depend on who the captains of the ship are, the producers and director,” she said. “It is a good story, I think, with all the twists and turns in his life…. father’s death, losing his eye after which his average came down from 60 to 30. To receive such a blow at such a young age.”
Sharmila Tagore on a biopic on Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, “It is a good story with all the twists and the turns”
She added, “I don’t think anyone else has been able to make those adjustments and that kind of an impact with one eye. He not only batted but also fielded after the eye accident. I think he was a wonderful sportsperson. God knows, what he’d have achieved if he had both his eyes. He absorbed that loss and moved forward. Tiger’s life was filled with losses, his father, his eye, his privy purse… In her book Soha has written so well about her father.”
She recalled 43 years of marriage with much warmth and joy. “I learned so much from him,” she said. “I miss him immensely. I wish he was here for me. So many of my friends are still together with their soul mates. You see your friends celebrating their 50th Wedding anniversary… But it was not meant to be (for me). So, what can I do? I do practice active gratitude. In my thoughts, actions, words, I am deeply grateful for what life has given me.”
About Saif Ali Khan playing his father in the latter’s biopic, Sharmila has reservations. She said, “No, let them (the filmmakers) decide. Maybe Saif can be in one phase of the story. His story has so many phases. Even a good documentary is a good idea. Unfortunately, there isn’t too much footage on Tiger available.”
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