Age is Just a Number: Defying Limits in Bollywood

Although the adage "age is just a number" may be overdone, it has been showing up in new ways lately.

Hema Malini had discussed her career in politics in July of last year, revealing that she had approached it as a challenge. "I was forced into politics, rather than just jumping into it," she remarked. "My mother insisted that I run for office in Gurdaspur on behalf of Vinod Khannaji. I remarked, "What do I know about politics?" and expressed disinterest. However, mom persevered because she loved Atal Bihari Vajpayee so much, and she composed my first speech in Hindi for me.

Since she was little, the stage has been her companion. However, giving speeches was a change that developed organically with time. "You portray a character while acting, and you are given dialogue. You have to say something because you are Hema Malini now. It was demanding but not easy. She was hooked after that. "Because learning is so abundant. The other side of life is not shown in the film industry.

She started off serving in the Rajya Sabha for six years before serving two terms as a Lok Sabha MP from Mathura, a city she was familiar with from her days as a famous dancer and Krishna follower.

However, she had questioned last year whether Mathura would give her a third opportunity. "If my party asks me, I would love to stand for elections again," she said. However, shouldn't age be a constraint?

She had said, "It's unbelievable that I'm 75," out loud. I think and act like a person in their 30s or 40s. I also don't want to act like a 75-year-old, so I don't. (You can still watch this Hema Malini's Biggest Interview on YouTube.)

Her age proved to be meaningless when her name appeared on the BJP's initial list of contenders. Hema was jubilant. Not long after the announcement, she stated to me, "So they've given me a third time to serve the Brijwasis." "I'll do even better things this time around for Mathura because I'm so happy."

Ninety-year-old Vyjayanthimala, who received a Padma Vibhushan in January, was said to have performed at the Ayodhya shrine on March 1. Son Suchi, who resides with the actor-dancer in Chennai, verified, "It's true." Yesterday at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, she performed abhinayam on Sitaram Shlokam. By God's grace, she is doing well. Not only is the timeless Vyjayanthimala always present, but up until a few years ago, she wouldn't even venture out without her golf equipment.

The Film Critics Guild will present a special award for Extraordinary Contribution to Cinema to 82-year-old music composer Usha Khanna during its sixth Critics' Choice Awards ceremony. She is the only female composer to date to have achieved commercial success with both Dil deke dekho (1959) by Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh and Chai pe bulaya hai (1983) by Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munim. She worked with Sonu Nigam, who has an exclusive deal with T-Series, to record two private tracks barely two weeks ago. Sonu Nigam made an exception for her. Sonu took care of the studio charges and didn't even ask for a penny from her. Usha Khanna recently recorded a song with Asha Bhosle, who is 90 years old. The words to Asha's song Dil cheez kya hai (from Umrao Jaan) now read "Age cheez kya hai?"

Lenovo tablets were given out at the check-in desk when Karan Johar flew a full complement of media representatives from Mumbai to Ahmedabad last week for the mid-air premiere of the trailer for his action movie Yodha, which is about a hijack and commando. Following takeoff, Karan's crew asked everyone to turn on their tablets, and he revealed the password as "1980." Suddenly, the trailer aired. Karan clarified that he selected it as the password because to the 1980 release of Dostana, his father's debut production. He went on, "But it had been in the making for three years." I couldn't help but remark, "I know, Karan," even though I was younger than Hema Malini, Vyjayanthimala, Asha Bhosle, and Usha Khanna. I was alive in 1980 as well.

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