Sharmila Tagore: Didn't Expect Saif, Soha to Become Actors

Sharmila revealed this at an event in Mumbai which she attended alongwith Soha

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Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore says that she never expected two of her children - Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan - to take up acting as a profession.
Sharmila and her late husband cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi have three children - Saif, Soha and Saba.
"We (Mansoor and I) thought that she (Soha) would follow an academic career. Earlier she was working with Ford Foundation in the developmental field and after that she started working with Citibank. Then we thought that maybe she has changed her mind (about being in movies)."
"But then she started showing interest towards working in films and her first film was a Bengali film, which I was quite happy with, being a Bengali," Sharmila told reporters here on May 6 at an event celebrating Mothers' Day.
She says as parents, they were always supportive of their kids.
"We didn't expect Saif also to go into the films because both of them were kept away from films completely. But films is what they chose and we were supportive," she added.
Soha made her acting debut in 2004 and she was last seen in Mr Joe B Carvalho. Saif, who is a National Award winner, made his acting debut in 1992 with Yash Chopra's Parampara. His upcoming films include Humshakals and Happy Ending.

Mumbai: Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore says that she never expected two of her children - Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan - to take up acting as a profession.

Sharmila and her late husband cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi have three children - Saif, Soha and Saba.

"We (Mansoor and I) thought that she (Soha) would follow an academic career. Earlier she was working with Ford Foundation in the developmental field and after that she started working with Citibank. Then we thought that maybe she has changed her mind (about being in movies)."

"But then she started showing interest towards working in films and her first film was a Bengali film, which I was quite happy with, being a Bengali," Sharmila told reporters here on May 6 at an event celebrating Mothers' Day.

She says as parents, they were always supportive of their kids. (Also Read: Soha says she became an actress against her parents' wishes)

"We didn't expect Saif also to go into the films because both of them were kept away from films completely. But films is what they chose and we were supportive," she added.

Soha made her acting debut in 2004 and she was last seen in Mr Joe B Carvalho.Saif, who is a National Award winner, made his acting debut in 1992 with Yash Chopra's Parampara. His upcoming films include Humshakals and Happy Ending. (Also Read: Three Saifs in Humshakals)