Naseeruddin Shah On Turning 71 Years Old Says 'The Possibility Of Becoming Invalid' Scares Him
Naseeruddin Shah who likes to keep his birthday celebrations minimalistic, turned 71 years old on July 20. Recently during an interview, the actor opened up about the future of cinema and growing old.
Naseeruddin
Shah
who
likes
to
keep
his
birthday
celebrations
minimalistic,
turned
71
years
old
on
July
20.
Recently
during
an
interview,
the
actor
opened
up
about
the
future
of
cinema
and
growing
old.
He
told
Spotboye,
"'Thoughts
of
mortality
has
been
in
my
head
since
I
turned
fifty."
The
actor
revealed,
"Each
new
decade
introduces
one
to
newer
bodily
frailties.
And
I
want
to
get
more
work
done
before
my
time
is
up.
The
thought
of
death
doesn't
scare
me
but
the
possibility
of
becoming
an
invalid
does."
Recalling
his
birthday
celebrations,
the
actor
said,
"Each
birthday
now
mainly
means
the
tolling
of
the
bell!" For
this
year,
Shah's
family
and
closest
friends
gathered
for
dinner
after
a
long
day
of
shooting.
He
said
that
while
everyone
was
enjoying,
"I
sat
around
as
sober
as
a
judge
and
watched
indulgently".
Last
month,
the
actor
was
admitted
to
the
Khar-based
PD
Hinduja
Hospital
and
Medical
Research
Centre,
a
non-COVID-19
facility.
According
to
PTI,
Shah's
wife
and
veteran
actor
Ratna
Pathak
Shah
had
revealed
that
he
had
a
"small
patch"
of
pneumonia
in
his
lungs
and
was
undergoing
treatment
for
the
same.
The
veteran
actor
got
discharged
on
July
7.
Naseeruddin
Shah
is
still
working
in
his
70s.
While
his
performance
in
films
have
been
few
in
recent
years,
the
actor
continues
work
in
theatre.
Talking
about
doing
a
play,
he
said,
"Theatre,
like
a
tree,
is
a
living
thing
which
continues
to
organically
evolve,
unlike
films
where
once
it's
done
it's
done.
Also
in
theatre
one
can
engage
with
the
greatest
texts
in
the
world
whereas
in
our
cinema
we
have
to
mostly
make
do
with
the
work
of
hacks
and
plagiarists."
"There
are
a
couple
of
things
that
I
have
in
mind
for
future
theatre
productions
but
everything
now
depends
on
Shri
Covid
ji
Maharaj,"
he
added.
The
National
Award-winning
actor
was
last
seen
in
the
film
Mee
Raqsam.