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Shefali Shah Says Playing Akshay Kumar’s Mother in ‘Waqt’ Set Back Her Career

She recounts taking the role against Vipul Shah’s advice following Amitabh Bachchan’s recommendation.

Overview

  • In new interviews, Shah says she “dug [her] own grave” by accepting the 2005 part and was subsequently typecast into older roles.
  • She was 28 when she played Amitabh Bachchan’s wife and Akshay Kumar’s mother, a choice she now calls a professional setback.
  • Shah recalls that Vipul Amrutlal Shah warned the decision would misfire, and she even put powder in her hair to persuade him she could look older.
  • Reflecting on the film, she says she would “die of embarrassment” watching it today and would not play the mother of a male superstar in his 60s now.
  • Her remarks come as she earns fresh praise for Delhi Crime 3, which is currently streaming on Netflix.