Meghna Gulzar shares rare photo of son, mother Rakhee and father Gulzar
Meghna Gulzar shares rare photo of son, mother Rakhee and father Gulzar
The heavy downpour and the waterlogging on Monday did not deter filmmaker Meghna Gulzar from sharing a rare photo on Instagram featuring the family enjoying the Mumbai monsoon with tea and samosa.
Meghna wrote, “Samose, chai and rain Bliss!” In the picture clicked by the successful film Sam Bahadur director, Rakhee can be seen wearing a yellow kurta and feeding a morsel to Meghna’s son. They are joined by the filmmaker’s husband and her father Gulzar in his regular white attire. The spread looked delicious with plates of samosas, dhoklas, chutneys, and a side of chilies.
Gulzar, has penned several memorable lyrics for Hindi films. He embarked on his career as a lyricist with the film ‘Kabuliwala’, featuring Balraj Sahni. Besides penning lyrics and scripts, he has as well directed several acclaimed feature films including ‘Maachis’, ‘Aandhi’, ‘Mausam’, ‘Khushboo’, ‘Parichay’ and ‘Koshish’. The legendary lyricist and poet was honoured with the Jnanpith Award in February this year.
Coming to Rakhee, she has starred in many blockbuster Hindi films like Jeevan Mrityu, Sharmilee, Lal Pathhar, Daag, and Heera Panna. Kabhie Kabhie, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, Kaala Pathhar, Lawaaris. Tapasya, Daag, Kasme Vaade, and Trishul. She has shared screen space with big stars to cite a few like Dharmendra, Feroz Khan, Dev Anand, Uttam Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna Sanjeev Kumar and others.
Raakhee returned to acting after 21 years with the Bengali film ‘Aamar Boss.’ The film supposed to be released in June, is expected for a theatrical release in December 2024.
Meanwhile, Meghna directed Sam Bahadur’ released theatrically in December 2023.
Vicky Kaushal played Sam Manekshaw in the biopic.
Manekshaw, fondly called ‘Sam Bahadur,’ led the Indian Army to victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan, which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh. Manekshaw was born on April 3, 1914, in Amritsar and he died of pneumonia at the Military Hospital in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, on June 27, 2008, at the age of 94. His career in the army spanned over four decades. He was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
‘Sam Bahadur’ marked Vicky’s second collaboration with Meghna Gulzar after ‘Raazi’.
The film also featured Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh in the lead roles. Vicky received a lot of appreciation for his performance in the film.
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