Hema Malini willing to take up acting roles

With her contemporaries Sharmila Tagore, Jaya Bachchan and husband Dharmendra reclaiming the screen, veteran actor Hema Malini says she would also like to do movies provided producers come to her with “some nice roles”.Malini’s most recent appearance in a film was “Shimla Mirchi”, which released in 2020. In the 2000s, she featured in hit films such as “Baghban”, “Veer-Zaara”, “Baabul” and “Bbuddah… Hoga Terra Baap”, all starring Amitabh Bachchan.Earlier this year, Tagore returned to the screen after a hiatus of 13 years with Disney+ Hotstar film “Gulmohar” in a critically-lauded turn, Jaya Bachchan and Dharmendra starred in one of the biggest hits of the year, “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani”.
A two-time MP from Mathura, Malini has been away from the movies for quite some time.“I would like to do it (films). If I get some nice roles, sure, definitely, why not? I would like all the producers to come forward and sign me. I am there,” the 74-year-old said.
In October, “Baghban” will complete 20 years of its release. Directed by Ravi Chopra, the family drama revolved around an elderly couple, played by Malini and Amitabh Bachchan, who are forced to live separately when their sons refuse to take care of both their parents.Recalling working with Amitabh Bachchan on the 2003 movie, Malini said she wishes they had done more work after “Baghban”. The duo also starred opposite in 1980s films such as “Satte Pe Satta”, “Naseeb”, and “Nastik”.
Malini, a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, was recently in the capital for the launch of “Chal Mann Vrindavan”, a coffee table book with photographs of the temples and edifices of Mathura-Vrindavan.The actor, who has served as the chief editor on the book, said she got involved with the project because of her experience in Mathura as an MP. Malini won the Mathura Lok Sabha seat for two consecutive terms in 2014 and 2019 on BJP ticket. Before that, she was a member of the Rajya Sabha.Before the book launch, she also took part in a fashion show, which presented a clothing collection by designer Sulakshana Monga, honouring the heritage and architecture of Vrindavan.