Shilpa
Shirodkar
Says
Everyone
In
The
Industry
Had
Named
Her
Jinxed
Shilpa
told
ETimes
that
she
was
to
make
her
debut
in
Bollywood
with
a
film
alongside
Rajesh
Khanna,
Tina
Munim,
Jaya
Prada,
Sumeet
Saigal
and
Mr
Sushil
Kumar
Shinde.
The
actress
was
quoted
as
saying,
"It
was
absolutely
like
a
dream
come
true,
but
as
we
all
know,
everything
doesn't
always
turn
out
the
way
we
want
to.
The
film
didn't
take
off."
Shilpa
returned
to
her
studies
only
to
come
back
for
a
tentative
Bollywood
launch
opposite
Sanjay
Kapoor.
Unfortunately,
that
film
too,
never
got
made.
"By
this
time
everyone
in
the
industry
had
named
me
‘Jinxed'.
But
Rikkuji
didn't
give
up
on
me.
He
started
showing
my
pictures
to
everyone
in
the
industry
and
I
bagged
Bhrashtachar
and
my
journey
in
Bollywood
began," the
actress
was
quoted
as
saying.
'Mithun
Da
Was
Instrumental
In
My
Jinxed
Tag
To
Be
Wiped
Out,'
Says
Shilpa
The
leading
portal
quoted
Shilpa
as
saying,
"Mithun
Da
(Mithun
Chakraborty)
helped
me
a
lot,
he
was
instrumental
in
my
jinxed
tag
to
be
wiped
out.
So
yes,
I
didn't
come
with
all
the
frills
and
fancies
but
I
made
it.
Honestly,
for
me,
all
my
films
are
very
dear
to
me.
But
yes,
there
are
a
few
films
which
if
released
would
have
made
a
big,
big
difference
in
my
career.
Kalinga
which
was
directed
by
Dilip
Saab,
Singer
opposite
Ajay
Devgn
which
was
directed
by
Sunil
Agnihotri,
Ladies
Only
which
was
produced
by
Kamal
Haasan
were
a
few
films."
Shilpa
Shirodkar
On
Her
Struggles
In
Bollywood
Shilpa
said,
"My
grandmother
Meenakshi
Shirodkar
was
the
1st
lady
in
1936
to
wear
a
swimming
costume
in
Indian
cinema,
and
we
are
extremely
proud
of
her.
But
many
may
know
that
my
grandmother
was
already
married
and
my
grandfather
supported
her
throughout
her
life.
But
honestly,
her
status
in
the
industry
did
not
help
me
get
work,
I
had
to
face
my
struggles,
but
again
she
did
always
tell
me
two
things,
never
give
up
and
nothing
is
permanent
and
today
I
passed
that
knowledge
to
my
daughter."
Shilpa
Shirodkar
Says
Her
Daughter
Is
Not
A
Fan
Of
Her
Films
"My
daughter
knows
her
mother
was
an
actor,
she
may
have
seen
a
few
of
my
films
but
she's
not
a
fan
of
them.
Film
making
has
changed
with
time,
she's
a
today's
generation
kid
so
she
can't
relate
to
the
films
made
at
that
time,
but
she's
extremely
proud
of
me
and
my
work,
she
saw
me
working
on
television
and
she
knows
the
hard
work
that
goes
into
it,"
the
actress
was
quoted
as
saying.