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Actor Meenakshi Seshadri is back, and she wants to do things differently. Meenakshi, who was a sensation in the ’80s and ’90s, had moved to the United States after her marriage in 1995. The actor said that in her new phase in Mumbai, she wants to reach out and reconnect with old friends from the film industry, including Sangeeta Bijlani.
In an interview with Zoom, the 60-year-old actor said that when she returned to India, her Hero co-star Jackie Shroff was the first person she reached out to. Not surprisingly, she said, Jackie made her feel welcomed in Mumbai and took her along to film events he was invited to. “He is one person I reached out to after coming back. He has been very sweet inviting me several times for events in Mumbai. Maybe he wants me to feel included and welcomed. That’s his unique quality. In my first innings, I didn’t really believe in making friends and hanging out with them but this time around I do. Another friend I want to meet is Sangeeta Bijlani,” she said.
The actor then also spoke about Hero, the 1983 Subhash Ghai directorial which made her an overnight star along with Jackie Shroff. Though they were immensely loved as an on-screen pair, she feels some regret over not being able to replicate the same chemistry with Jackie in another project. “The success of Hero could not be repeated, because the few films Jackie and I did after that, the audience didn’t get what they wanted. They didn’t get that romance, the story of Jackie and Meenakshi. I feel bad about that, because with the right kind of films, him and I could have done some really nice movies together,” she added.
Meenakshi Seshadri was among the top-most female stars of her time, featuring in popular films like Hero, Meri Jung Shahenshah, Ghayal, Damini and Ghatak. It was after Ghatak that Meenakshi quit the film industry and married investment banker Harish Mysore, with whom she has two kids.
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