Overview
- His remarks come from a Pinkvilla interview published December 26, later summarized by outlets including News18 on December 27.
- Hansraj recalled that Azmi stayed friendly with the two girl co-actors but maintained distance from him during filming.
- He said he later understood the approach was deliberate so audiences would sense coldness between their characters, which he praised as effective.
- Masoom (1983) marked Shekhar Kapur’s directorial debut and featured Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Saeed Jaffrey, and a young Jugal Hansraj.
- No response from Shabana Azmi is reported in the coverage, which presents only Hansraj’s account and context from the interview.