She Played SRK's Mom In Zero But In Real Life The Actress Used To Call Him ‘College Senior'

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Sheeba Chaddha, who studied at the same college as Shah Rukh Khan, reflects on playing his mother in two films and shares his respectful on-set behaviour.
Veteran actress Sheeba Chaddha, the recent favourite for her excellent work in Badhaai Do, Doctor G and Pagglait, recently talked about her age-old relationship with Shah Rukh Khan. In a moving interview with Siddharth Kannan, she revealed their common college origins and how, surprisingly, she went from being his junior to portraying his mother on screen.
Sheeba and SRK both studied at Delhi's Hans Raj College, but he was eight years her senior. Recalling this, she said, 'I acted as his mother in Zero and Raees. But, he is my senior from college. I am realising only now that I forgot to ask him to remember he was my senior from Hans Raj."
Their First on-Screen Pairing
Their first on-screen pairing was in Dil Se (1998), although Sheeba appeared only briefly. She cherished that experience, having said that, 'I almost have no role in Dil Se. It was so small that I have forgotten what the role was. But the fact that I got to shoot in Dalhousie and watch Shah Rukh Khan…"
She also included an interesting anecdote from that shoot, 'Manisha Koirala wasn't present when I went to shoot. Actually, one day Manisha wasn't on the set because they had some other work and they needed to take a very crucial shot amidst the snow. There was a scene of them walking." For this, Mani Ratnam personally approached me and asked me if I was comfortable wearing Manisha's attire and walking as her body double."
Playing SRK's Mom
Years later, Sheeba appeared on screen with Shah Rukh in Raees and Zero, where she played his mother. Although they shared no scene in Raees, SRK praised her in public nonetheless. She said in awe, 'When I filmed in Raees, he came to Delhi for some interview, where he has gone and said there is this heroine in Raees who is playing my mother. Keep an eye on her, she is great. All this, without a single scene with him. Bahaut hi alag hi type ke aadmi hai woh (He is very different)."
One memory that stands out about Sheeba was during Zero's shoot, when Shah Rukh showed his humble nature. 'I remember, we had a hugging scene. It was more like he was getting beaten up and I had to rescue him. He was playing a dwarf in that film. He just went to me before the scene and said, 'Is it okay if I touch you?
So I was like, 'Yeah theek hai chalo chalo.' He is so lovely."
She contributed warmly, 'He had known my name even before I arrived on set. And it's a different feeling."
Why She Plays Mom Roles
Discussing how frequently she is playing mother roles, Sheeba stated, 'Half the time I am playing mothers to sons who are just 10-12 years younger than me. Television does that a lot… In the beginning, I was in shock, but I made my peace with it, told myself it is just work, do it and move on."
Sheeba Chaddha's journey, full of warmth and humility, reflects not just the resilience of an actor but the quiet strength behind some of Bollywood's most impactful performances.
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