Sudha Murty had tears in her eyes when she watched Alia Bhatt’s performance in Raazi: ‘I normally don’t cry in theatre but…’

In an interview, Sudha Murty spoke about how she loves movies and enjoys talking about them in great detail. She also opened up about her favourite movie stars.

Sudha Murty spoke about her love for movies in a recent interview.

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Sudha Murty has expressed her love for the movies on many occasions and in a recent interview with Kunal Vijaykar, the teacher and philanthropist spoke about how she enjoys watching movies, and then discussing it at length with her family and friends. She also added that had she not been an engineer, she would have been a film critic. The Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation also shared how she loves Alia Bhatt as an actor, and even shed a few tears when she watched her film Raazi.

In the interview, Kunal quizzed Sudha about her favourite stars, to which she shared how her favourites have changed over the years. Starting from Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Hrithik Roshan to Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, she enjoyed their films in different phases. “I also like Ayushmann Khuranna,” she shared.

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Talking about female actors, Sudha Murty said that she saw her first film in 1958 and since then has been a fan of Vyjanthimala. She added that she also likes Nargis, and in recent times, found Alia Bhatt to be a great actor. Murty said, “I normally don’t cry in theatre but I cried watching her in Raazi. She is a really good actor.”

Sudha Murty added that she’s very serious about movies and often talks about the music, editing and other details. She laughed that she often jokes with film critic Anupama Chopra that she could have been a film journalist. And if that had happened, she would have beaten her in the field.

Recently, during her visit to The Kapil Sharma Show, Murty had revealed that the late actor Dilip Kumar was her hero when she was young. She said that only Shah Rukh Khan can take Dilip’s place in the film industry. During the episode, Murthy said, “When I was young, my hero was Dilip Kumar. He was simply lajawaab (incredible). Next to him, another actor who can act with that kind of emotion is Shah Rukh Khan.”

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She added, “When I saw Veera-Zara, I told my daughter that if Dilip Kumar was young, then he would have done Veer-Zaara and now Shah Rukh Khan is taking his place. Only he can do it.”

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