Why Did Madhoo Turn Down The Lead Role In Amitabh Bachchan's Sooryavansham (1999) & Quit Bollywood?

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In an exclusive interview with Bharathi S Pradhan for Lehren Retro, Madhoo reveals the real reason for rejecting a lead role in Amitabh Bachchan's 1999 film & subsequently quit Bollywood. The actress elaborates upon confidently performing movie scenes with eminent actors like Shammi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor & Nana Patekar & talks about her experience of working in Hindi & South Films (Tamil & Telugu). The Pan-India artist also opens up on her marriage in a never before seen way. Catch the full candid conversation with Lehren. #madhoo #madhooshah #madhoopodcast #sooryavansham #amitabhbachchan #soundarya #kannappa #akshaykumar

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00:00But I started feeling, after 97, I started that feeling of discontent.

00:05I felt like I am not doing good work.

00:09When this story is supposed to be based in Jambu Kashmir or XYZ,

00:13I went to Kamalistan to Kashmir Chaywala,

00:18put a board there and shoot them.

00:21And there was any kind of cheating.

00:23There was a film with Amitabh Bachanji.

00:26And I had a conversation with Dugalji.

00:31I said, uncle, my date is fixed in 99 Feb.

00:37No, I don't want to do it.

00:39After 1991, 1992, then Gentlemen,

00:44and all those films that you did in the south and out here, etc.

00:48When did you meet Anand and why did you quit?

00:51I quit.

00:54You were all good.

00:57Everyone was good.

00:58I meant to be an actor.

01:00Everything was good.

01:01When you thought about that, that was the point.

01:03You know, I am a very feeling-oriented person.

01:08I am not going to think much.

01:11It is my advantageous.

01:13advantageous because I was not intimidated at that time.

01:18You know, Shammi Kapoor was standing in front of me, Chintu was standing in front of me,

01:23Nana Partaker was there in front of me, in so many movies, they are all greats.

01:29And I have seen their work and felt, wow, amazing, but then when they were in front of me,

01:35I felt like I am okay, I can hold my own.

01:40So that person suddenly started feeling, especially in the Hindi industry, even though

01:47I have done a lot of good roles in the South industry, for which I do not know more,

01:53I did not acknowledge that at that time.

01:58If someone would say that you are South, or that South film is a big hit,

02:03because I always thought of myself as a Bollywood actor, Hindi actor.

02:10By default, I had tried in Hindi films, and I had to establish that.

02:16I had never thought about it.

02:18By default, I had told you that I had to keep you busy every day.

02:22So I had never thought about it.

02:23I had never thought about it.

02:24I had never thought about it.

02:25But I wanted to see myself doing better and better and better.

02:29And it happened like that, I had never thought about it.

02:31But I wanted to see myself doing better and better and better.

02:36And it happened like that, I did a son in Kannada called Anaya, which was a super duper hit.

02:51But all those roles, it was happening in the South.

02:55In Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil.

02:58I got those roles and characters there to explore.

03:03In Hindi, I had a lot of films and songs,

03:08by the top actors like Akshay and others.

03:13But I started feeling, after 1997,

03:18I know it's a very short period.

03:21Because I started my career in 1991,

03:23and in 1997,

03:25I started that feeling of discontent.

03:28I felt like I am not doing good work.

03:32And I remember this story distinctly,

03:36when my father was asked to go to Kamalistan,

03:40or to go to Kamalistan,

03:42I felt like, why would I go to Kamalistan?

03:45When this story is supposed to be based in Jambu Kashmir,

03:50or XYZ,

03:51I went to Kamalistan,

03:53and I went to Kashmir Chaiwala,

03:56and put a board,

03:58and shoot them.

04:00And after having worked with authentic directors,

04:04in the South,

04:06Malayalam directors are very authentic and realistic.

04:09Then I came here,

04:11to work with those directors,

04:13and put a board,

04:15and show that we are somewhere else.

04:17And it was cheating.

04:19As an artist,

04:21I felt like a discontent feel.

04:23And I was not able to do that under the carpet,

04:26and I was not able to carry on.

04:29I was like,

04:30let's go,

04:31let's do it.

04:32I was not able to keep that attitude.

04:34I started feeling very irritated.

04:36And slowly,

04:37I felt like I am not happy.

04:39I was sad going to the set.

04:41That I felt like I wanted to go to the set.

04:43I felt like I would go to the set.

04:45I felt like I was not going to the set.

04:46And then I know,

04:47I call you destiny's child.

04:49Because,

04:50that feeling strongly comes in me,

04:51I have experienced it.

04:52It feels like I am not going to the set.

04:54And then,

04:55I know,

04:56I call you destiny's child.

04:59Because,

05:00that feeling strongly comes in me,

05:03I have experienced it.

05:05But,

05:06that feeling is.

05:07when I am using my language,

05:08when I am using my language,

05:09that feeling is like manifestation.

05:13That feeling was not a manifestation.

05:14At that time,

05:15all those words were not told.

05:16Manifestation was not.

05:18But,

05:19when I had any feeling,

05:20when I had desired it,

05:21I felt like that.

05:22That feeling was going to the set.

05:24And,

05:25I started feeling that,

05:26now I am not going to the set.

05:28And,

05:29it so happened,

05:30I fell in love.

05:31and I it so happened I got married and then I just thought that you didn't give it to second thought

05:39that you left my career and see this was a temptation, there was a film with Amitabh Bachchanji

05:47which later a South Indian actress had done that role, Saundaria Ji and somebody had done that role

05:54but that came to me and I remember this conversation with Dugal Ji, I remember that

06:01I was with Amitabh Bachchanji, I said uncle my date was fixed in 99 Feb, no I don't want to do it

06:09think after this film you can do it, I said no uncle

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