‘Aamir Khan served water backstage; Shah Rukh Khan looked ordinary but was very hardworking’: Sujata Mehta

Sujata Mehta is known for her wide variety of roles. She has starred in several Hindi films opposite stars like Vinod Khanna, Rajinikanth, and Mithun Chakraborty, among others.

• By: Entertainment Desk
• New Delhi | December 30, 2024 05:35 PM IST

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Sujata Mehta shares her opinion about Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. (Photo: IE Archives/Sujata Mehta/Instagram)

Sujata Mehta, a theatre artiste and film actor, rose to fame after she gave a stellar performance in the 1987 film Pratighaat opposite Nana Patekar. She then starred in films like Yateem (1988), and Kanwarlal (1988), among other projects. Known for playing a wide variety of roles, the actress had shared screen with Sunny Deol, Mithun Chakraborty, Rajinikanth, Jeetendra and many others. Recently, the veteran actress shared her experience of meeting Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan.

Sujata, in a recent conversation with Hindi Rush, shared Aamir Khan was serving water to people in theatre where she did shows of her play Chitkar. Talking about the star, Sujata said, “Aamir Khan was getting trained when I was doing shows in theatre. He has worked backstage and has even served water to people. He got trained from the scratch. He has reached the top from scratch. But, even after all these years, he has not forgotten his roots. Once when I visited Prithvi theatre, he got up from his seat and gave me the same respect as Dharmendra. He is khandaani. Apparently, he had seen my theatre show, Chitkar, several times when he was working back stage.”

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She also recalled meeting King Khan. Sharing the details, the veteran actress said, “I once met Shah Rukh Khan in Film City. He looks extremely ordinary when it comes to his appearance. For once, I wasn’t sure if he was Shah Rukh Khan. I was also shooting there, and he recognised me and spoke to me quiet humbly.” She then recalled her second meeting and said, “Once I met him at Mehboob Studio too. He is extremely down-to-earth and hard working.”

Sharing the details, Sujata expressed her desire to work with Shah Rukh Khan. Sujata has also acted in several Gujarati films and televisi0on shows. She was also part of the famous Star Plus show, Saraswatichandra.

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