Actor Manoj Bajpayee revealed that he sang songs from Sharmila Tagore’s movies on the sets of their upcoming film Gulmohar. Bajpayee plays the role of Tagore's son Arun Batra in the family drama, directed by Rahul Chitella. The actor said that he was thrilled and excited on meeting Tagore, and told her that he had watched a lot of her old films. He also said that the veteran actor had to tell him to calm down, and would pretend to get annoyed with him as well. Bajpayee shared in a statement, "When I met Sharmila ji for the first time, I was thrilled and excited and told her that I had watched many of her old films while growing up to which Sharmila ji told me, ‘Manoj just calm down.’" Manoj Bajpayee also recalled another fond moment with Sharmila Tagore, saying, "Somehow the songs from her films would stay in my head, and often I would hear myself humming the songs like 'Jab bhi ji chahe nayi duniya basa lete hai log' from the film Daag. And every time it happened, I realised she was either crossing me or standing behind me while I was singing the songs. After a couple of times, Sharmila ji told me in mock anger, 'Manoj, I will beat you.' I cherish these memories from the set. And the fact she responds to my messages after the film is over, I get the warm feeling that her affection for me is like that of a real family." Gulmohar also stars Amol Palekar, Simran, Suraj Sharma, Kaveri Seth, and Utsavi Jha. It is set to release on March 3 on Disney Plus Hotstar.
