I
Wish
The
Entire
Dutt
Biopic
Was
Based
On
Nargis
When
asked
about
her
first
response
when
she
was
offered
to
play
Nargis
in
Dutt
biopic
Manisha
quipped,
"I
was
thrilled.
I
adore
Raj's
(Rajkumar
Hirani,
director)
work.
There's
a
positive
twang
to
every
situation
in
his
films.
I'd
seen
the
rushes
even
before
I
joined
the
cast."
She
added,
"I
must
say,
Ranbir
(Kapoor)
has
done
a
fantastic
job
as
Sanjay.
To
top
it
all,
I
was
offered
Nargis'
role.
I
wish
the
entire
film
was
based
on
her
(laughs),
but
it's
based
on
one
of
my
favourite
co-stars,
so
it's
okay.
It's
a
huge
responsibility
to
play
Nargis
because
people
remember
her
vividly."
In
Your
40s,
You
Are
Too
Old
To
Play
The
Hero's
Love
Interest
I
am
apprehensive
about
all
the
work
coming
my
way.
In
your
40s,
you
are
too
old
to
play
the
hero's
love
interest
and
too
young
to
play
the
typical
celluloid
mother.
I
Am
Looking
For
Roles
Without
The
Tag
Of
Mummyji
And
Didiji
As
an
artiste,
I
am
looking
for
roles
that
allow
me
to
act,
but
without
the
tag
of
mummyji
and
didiji.
I
wouldn't
have
taken
up
Raj's
film
if
it
had
been
a
typical
mummy
role.
I
Was
Hurt
When
I
Didn't
Find
Too
Many
People
Around
Me
During
your
low
phase,
people
hardly
come
forth.
And
it's
not
because
they
are
mean
or
selfish.
Sometimes,
people
are
genuinely
scared
to
see
you
in
a
dreadful
condition.
I
was
hurt
when
I
didn't
find
too
many
people
around
me,
but
I
also
realised
that
they
would
have
felt
very
bad
if
they
had
seen
me
battling
the
disease.
My
family
and
friends
like
Jackie
Shroff and
Gulshan
Grover
stood
by
me.
I
was
in
the
USA
then;
had
I
been
in
Mumbai,
maybe
more
people
would
have
been
around
me.
I
also
had
many
cancer
survivors
write
to
me,
which
filled
me
with
hope.
I
Don't
Have
To
Work
To
Sustain
Myself
I
wasn't
happy
with
the
work
that
was
coming
my
way.
I
have
decided
to
take
up
roles
only
if
I
am
fully
convinced.
Fortunately,
I
don't
have
to
work
to
sustain
myself.
So,
quality
of
work
matters
more
today
than
it
ever
did.
I
Have
Been
Honest
About
My
Relationships
I
don't
think
I
was
bold.
I
haven't
gone
beyond
kissing
on
screen.
Yes,
I
have
been
a
bold
person
all
along.
I
have
been
honest
about
my
relationships,
I
smoked
and
drank
openly...
I've
been
frank
about
things
that
most
people
are
shy
and
quiet
about.
I
Am
A
Rebel
By
Birth
I
am
a
rebel
by
birth,
I
was
never
the
timid,
compromise-to-get-work
type
of
girl.
Yes,
I
was
cornered
and
conned
into
doing
'Ek
Chotisi
Love
Story'.
The
80s
And
90s
Were
Mediocre
Times
For
Hindi
Cinema
I
am
sorry
to
say,
but
the
80s
and
90s
were
mediocre
times
for
Hindi
cinema.
We
were
too
dramatic
and
loud.
The
line
between
art-house
and
commercial
cinema
has
blurred
now.
Today,
it's
more
real.
It's
Not
Important
For
Me
To
Find
A
Companion
Now
It's
not
important
at
all.
Look
at
my
house;
look
at
the
beauty
of
nature
that
I
enjoy
and
the
kind
of
life
I
lead.
I
don't
feel
the
need
for
a
companion
anymore.
I
Didn't
Care
For
My
Body,
My
Work
Or
My
Friends
Till
I
Was
Face-To-Face
With
Cancer
My
life
before
cancer
was
about
projected
happiness.
Today,
I
have
a
luxury
car
and
my
closet
is
full
of
brands,
but
I
don't
need
them
to
make
me
happy.
In
our
bid
to
find
happiness,
we
forget
to
value
what
the
nature
gives
us
for
free.
I
didn't
care
for
my
body,
my
work
or
my
friends
till
I
was
face-to-face
with
cancer.
Today,
I
focus
on
living
my
life
well.