Historians
Are
Divided
Over
Whether
Padmini
Actually
Existed
Malini
had
played
a
number
historical
characters
on
the
TV
series
'Tera
Panhey',
which
depicted
13
chapters
from
the
history. Rani
Padmini was
one
of
the
characters
she
played
in
the
series,
which
aired
in
1986
on
Doordarshan.
The
69-year-old actor was
speaking
at
a
panel
discussion,
"Seventy
is
the
New
Seventy
-
Who
the
Hell
Wants
to
be
Thirty?"
along
with
author-columnist
Shobhaa
De and
Ram
Kamal
Mukherjee,
who
penned
Malini's
biography
'Hema
Malini:
Beyond
the
Dream
Girl'.
Hema
Malini
On
Padmavati
Row
When
asked
if
people
have
become
a
little
too
sensitive
about
issues,
especially
in
the
case
of
"Padmavati",
Malini
said,
"I
feel
very
happy
that
I've
done
Padmavati's
role,
that
is Rani
Padmini
in
'Tera
Panhey'."
She
then
quipped,
"Mera
toh
release
bhi
hogaya
(Mine
already
got
a
release)."
Hema
Malini
On
Her
Political
Career
In
his
book,
Mukherjee
mentions
that
the
BJP
MP
from
Mathura
is
extremely
serious
about
her
political
career.
When
asked
where
she
sees
herself
in
the
next
five
years
in
politics,
she
said
she
does
not
harbour
"big
political"
ambitions
and
wants
to
serve
people.
Hema
Malini
Praises
Advani
"I
was
offered
to
be
in
Rajya
Sabha,
but
because
I
was
coming
from
another
background,
it
was
tough.
I
was
scared
initially.
Advani
ji
and
other
leaders
helped
me
become
comfortable.
I
used
to
hear
speeches
of
stalwarts
in
politics,
which
was
an
eye-opener
for
me..."