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At a time when the film industry is seen through the lens of its political undercurrents, veteran actors Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah have shown camaraderie and professionalism that transcends ideological differences. Despite their political ideologies not aligning, they continue to collaborate with fellow industry icons and National School of Drama graduates Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher.
In a recent interaction with Lallantop, Ratna shed light on how they manage to maintain their professional relationships and friendships despite differing viewpoints. She said, “We all grew up at a time when two people can be friends, but can also have different ideologies. You’re right in your place, I’m right in mine. There’s dialogue, discussion, and even disagreement, but that doesn’t cause a rift in interpersonal relations. This is a more recent trend. This is neither our country’s culture nor I’ve seen anything like this before.”
Reflecting on her upbringing, Ratna Pathak Shah shared a personal anecdote about her parents, who came from starkly different political backgrounds. She said, “I’ve been born in a home where my father was from an RSS family and my mom was from a Communist family. There was constant debate and arguments at our home, still we all lived together happily. I know that disagreement with an opinion doesn’t mean dislike of a person. This is a very new phenomenon, that if you don’t agree with me then you should be cancelled. This isn’t our culture, at least it’s not my culture, nor of anyone I know.”
Ratna expressed concern over the current cultural climate, where disagreements often lead to cancellations and hostility. She emphasized that this behaviour is neither reflective of India’s cultural heritage nor her personal experience. “They’re making us Indians fight with each other like kids do in the school playground. How bullies ill-treat weaker kids. Do we want to be like them? No. I won’t become one, nor will I let my kids become them either. Whoever I have an influence on, I’ll tell them, ‘We cannot become bullies.’ We have to become cultured human beings. That’s our culture,” she added.
Despite the ideological differences, Ratna Pathak Shah and Paresh Rawal have successfully shared screen space, notably in Abhishek Jain’s 2021 family comedy Hum Do Hamare Do. Additionally, Ratna portrayed Anupam Kher’s wife in Prashant Nair’s Netflix India show Trial By Fire last year.
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