Actress Ameesha Patel was last seen on the big screen in the 2023 film `Gadar 2` where she reprised the role of Sakina opposite Sunny Deol`s Tara Singh. The film was directed by Anil Sharma and also starred his son Utkarsh Sharma as Sakina and Tara Singh`s child. Patel has once again stirred discussions by responding to her director who suggested she should embrace the age progression of her character by playing a mother-in-law.
In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Anil Sharma revealed that Patel resisted playing mother-in-law on screen during `Gadar 2` . He also gave the example of the late Nargis Dutt playing a mother in Mother India at a very young age.
Patel took to her X handle to respond to his comment on accepting age progression in films. “ I feel u have mistaken the story and climax shot by u only in gadar 2 sakina is only a mother to jeetey as she was 23 years ago in gadar 1 and a wife to her lovely tara.. sakina is surely not a mother in law to anyone and will never be,” she wrote.
She further said that she would not play the role even for a fee of Rs 100 cr. “Dear @Anilsharma_dir dear anilji . This is only a film and not a reality of some family so on screen I do have a say as to what I want to do and not do 🩷respect u loads but will never play a mother in-law for gadar or any film even if paid 100 crores”.
@Anilsharma_dir super proud to be jeeteys mom but it shall end at that only and that too only for gadar brand 🙏🏻never a mother in law in this life time even I get paid 100 crores 😀🙏🏻🩷massive respect for u and u are family to me but pls rectify this thought process 🩷 pic.twitter.com/5uQzLqDjCd
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) December 20, 2024
She further said that the film was always about three characters- Tara, Sakina and their son. “So glad MR NITIN KENNY chose me to play sakinas character and to play my lovely TARAS wife and ofcourse jeeteys mom.: but for me gadar brand is and always will be about us 3 only kya karoon .: Possesive maa hoon,” she tweeted.
The actress also said that fans do not wish to see her and Sunny Deol play parents-in-law on screen. “Fans don’t want to see Tara Sakina as father in laws and mother in laws they love their Tara being a hero and a super hero only and so do I 🩷and wishing u the best for vanvaas today . May u always shine it’s a important day for u and I pray best for u,” she added.