Mamta reflects on warmth and closeness that defined Hindi film industry
Actress Mamta Kulkarni who left Bollywood long ago, is still remembered for movies like ‘Karan Arjun’, ‘Sabse Bada Khiladi’, ‘Waqt Hamara Hai’ and many others.
In a recent interview, Mamta took a trip down memory lane, reflecting on the warmth and closeness that defined the Hindi film industry in the 1990s. She had shared screen space with Aamir Khan in ‘Baazi’ and she recalled memories from those days as she opened up on the comfort and camaraderie which existed on a movie set during that time, as opposed to how things are today.
Mamta revealed that in an era before vanity vans became standard, co-stars often relied on each other’s homes during shoots.
She recalled how Aamir Khan would frequently come straight to her residence while filming ‘Baazi’, change in her bedroom, and even step into her kitchen after pack-up to make tea—gestures she says reflected a simpler, more trusting time.
She spoke about the 90s while reflecting on AR Rahman’s ‘communal’ remark. Over an interview she voiced “Look, she feels extremely fortunate that she worked in the 1990s. Believe me, I never thought in those terms.
When they went on a world tour with Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, they would sit in each other’s homes, someone would be making tea, someone else would be cooking and they never thought about such things. But now, it has truly become like this, everything has stopped.
She signed-off saying that “An artist is an artist. Please don’t bring discrimination here.”
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