Sharmila Tagore says she was an ‘absent’ mother in Saif Ali Khan’s growing up years: ‘Made few mistakes’

Sharmila Tagore says she was “absent” for the first six years after giving birth to her son, Saif Ali Khan. The veteran actor, who was married to cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan, said when the couple had Saif, she was doing at least two shifts a day in the film industry.

Speaking at a recent Mother’s Day event for YFLO, the 79-year-old actor opened up about turning mother for the first time, and how perhaps she made a “few mistakes”. Sharmila also has two daughters, Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan.

Sharmila Tagore said, “When I had Saif, I was very busy. I was working two shifts a day and for the first six years of his life, I was really absent. I did whatever I had to do/I went for the parent teachers meeting, attended his plays but I don’t think I was a full-time mom. My husband was there, but I wasn’t. Then when I became a mother, I became an overzealous mother. I wanted to feed him, bathe him and everything. That was the other side of the pendulum. I made a few mistakes, honestly.”

Mother’s Day photo with Saif Ali Khan and his family

Saif Ali Khan celebrates Saba’s birthday with family

Unseen photo of Saif Ali Khan with his family

Unseen photo of young Saif Ali Khan with family

Sharmila Tagore says Saif Ali Khan would try to mimic her post-work make-up removal routine: ‘He was pulling out his real eyelashes’

In the world of films, neither tears nor eyelashes are real and the children of veteran actor Sharmila Tagore learnt it the amusing way. The iconic actor has shared how her children, Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan got used to the “fakeness” of the filmmaking early on in their lives.

During an episode 0f Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai, which originally aired in the mid 200s, Sharmila Tagore was a guest in conversation with host and actor Farooq Shaikh. Sharmila Tagore revealed how Saif once tried to copy her post work make-up removal routine.

“I used to come back and take off my false eyelashes. I came back once and saw Saif trying to pull out his eyelashes as well! I said for God’s sake don’t do that,” the veteran recalled, laughing. “They got used to the fakeness of it quite quickly,” she added.

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