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.”

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Soha Ali Khan opened up about growing up in the Pataudi household, imbibing fitness from her father, how she navigates parenting and her relationship with her older brother and actor Saif Ali Khan. In an interview with Curly Tales, Soha Ali Khan shed light on her relationship with her older brother Saif Ali Khan, Soha called him a ‘unique brother’.

Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan’s relationship

When asked about her relationship with Saif Ali Khan, Soha shared, “ He is quite unique, my brother. He has never been like a traditional older brother. He has been there and looked after me, appreciative of me. As many times I have turned to him, he has turned to me for my advice and my support. So, in that way, it’s been quite a refreshing relationship even though we are so many years apart. “

Talking about Saif Ali Khan has struggled with his two younger children, Soha added, “ He has lived a colourful life and he is not conservative but I think when it comes to your younger sister, it brings out certain instincts in you and I have seen him grapple with that in the past when I have introduced him to a boy.”

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