In an exclusive interview with Bharathi S Pradhan for Lehren Retro, Madhoo Shah gives her unfiltered take on Operation Sindoor conducted by the Indian Armed Forces in retaliation to Pakistan's terror attack in Pahalgam (Kashmir) & hails PM Narendra Modi's firm stance & diplomacy during the entire situation. The leading lady also reveals whether she will join politics like her cousin sister Hema Malini in the near future... #madhoo #madhooshah #operationsindoor #pahalgamattack #pmmodi #narendramodi #hemamalini #madhoointerview
00:00You know, just sometime back, India went through this horrible attack on civilians, on tourists
00:13in Pail Gham, and Modi ji being the strong prime minister that we have, he had a good
00:20answer.
00:21So what do you think about this?
00:25You know, I always play neutral. As a personality, I am non-controversial. I like to not attract
00:32trouble to myself with my comments. And not that much, I don't think much about that.
00:38I feel like I can't contribute to my contribution. I don't get close to it. But I feel that
00:46that attitude that I don't think is healthy. And if I am like that, I have to change.
00:54I have to have the courage to be who, what I really believe. And I feel like I am a non-aggressive
01:02person or personality or situation. But I think that non-retaliation is a weakness. And it
01:16is necessary to put everybody in place. But the cost of retaliation is high. And the cost
01:26that we pay for retaliation, that collateral damage, that is very heart-breaking.
01:33And when we avoid that, how do we retaliate that?
01:37Right.
01:38So if retaliation, you have to defend yourself also.
01:40Defend. Correct.
01:41Defend.
01:42You have to retaliation sometimes. It's not just about holding people back. Sometimes
01:47you have to push them back. So all this is a very sensitive matter. And I am really supporting
01:54Modi ji. Because I feel, right or wrong, we can debate a lot more. And the man in power has
02:09the courage to do something. And for that person, I respect that person. Sometimes they are wrong,
02:17sometimes they are wrong, sometimes they are wrong, sometimes they are wrong, sometimes they
02:24are wrong. But the man who is at the helm of it all, I am very happy that he is our leader
02:30today. So hats off to Modi ji.
02:33So would it be right to say that in your bucket list, you don't have becoming a politician like
02:38Hema ji? Acting, dancing, both Hema ji do, you have done.
02:44Two daughters, same thing. Two daughters.
02:48Yeah. You know, so somehow she has inspired me. I also toy with the idea of becoming a politician.
02:55But now, not because Hema ji is doing, not because that is a nicer thing to do. Because acting,
03:01you don't know whether you can be an actor always. It's always dependent on some assignments
03:05and all that. So I don't, it's a lot of time. So how do you fill up the time, what do you
03:11do, do you do business, do you do, do you do politician? Seems to be very easy. Because
03:16there is a stage and you talk and you convey. And I, so I thought that would be my natural
03:22progression. So I have had those conversations with a few people in the past.
03:26Including Hema ji? Including Hema ji. Hema ji told me to think nicely. She says, in fact, she
03:32me a very nice thing. Why do you want to become a politician? That is a very important question.
03:37She said, if you want to become a politician, just to, you know, be in the public zone or
03:45whatever, power, fame, all that. She says, I'm not sure. Why do you want to be a politician?
03:53You must know your why and then, and then go. And then proceed. So I asked myself why. One thing I know that there are many things that a politician needs to do. It's something that is not in alignment with who I am. Okay. But there are many things I would like to do with which a power person, which a person in power with a voice can do. So I have to find that balance. Can I do this? Can I not do this? How? So at this point, I have put that in
04:23the back burner. To be very honest, I'm enjoying the position of becoming an actor again. I have done some amazing roles in the last two years. And things that I'm expecting to come in this year are even better than the ones that have come out in the past. For example, I've done this film called Chinna Chinna Aase, which will also release in Hindi. It's something that was magical when I was doing it. I've never felt like that before. I explored. And I've done one Telugu, which will also release
04:52Amazon, which is a web series for Amazon, which is a web series. I have completed season one as a matriarch of a music house. So that role with Prakash Rajji in the male dominant role and me being the matriarch was too powerful. And I feel humbled and grateful that,
05:16as I said, I don't choose my own role. Right? Right?
05:20In my hand, there's only one that I can say yes or no. Right. But those who are taking the role,
05:24that they have envisioned me in that role. And also, I have not been in the industry. Right. And also, I have not been in the industry. Right.
05:30And so, I have not been in the industry. Right. And so, I have witnessed this role. And so, I have not seen this role in my own role. Right.
05:34But I have not seen this role in my own role. Right. And so, I have thought that this role will be performed. Right.
05:39And so, there are other actors, who have worked in my age group, who are in my own age group, who are very well-maintained actors and all are well-maintained.
05:54I am a Southern Spice, I am a Southern Siren, I am a Southern Siren, so there are other
06:19roles, but they came to me, and I am waiting for them to come out, so I am very excited that
06:32after watching that, what is the name of the web series?
