Shruti Seth reveals she corrected Aamir Khan's dialogues in ‘Fanaa'; recalls Farida Jalal's warning: ‘Aise bol dogi toh bahut maar khaogi'

Time of India

4 days ago

Shruti Seth
, known for her roles in popular TV shows like 'Shararat' and Bollywood films like 'Raajneeti', 'Ta Ra Rum Pum', etc recently opened up about her experience working on the film 'Fanaa'.
She looked back on her time on set, especially her scenes with
Aamir Khan
and
Kajol
.
Shruti shared how grateful she felt to be cast in the film and how she was never made to feel like a junior among the stars. In an interview with Hindi Rush She said, "I would like to give credit to
Kunal Kohli
for seeing me as Fatty (Fatima Ali). I think the scene is as good as all the actors. All of us have to make a scene and lift it together and for that I will give credit to Aamir (Khan).'
Sharing screen with Aamir and Kajol
She further explained, 'For me, to share screen space with Aamir and Kajol, I was like 'wow' mujhe do aise top notch actors ke sath kaam karne ka mauka mil raha hai. But unhone kabhi aisa mehsoos nahi karvaya ki mai Aamir hoon ya Kajol hoon." (I was like 'wow', I'm getting the opportunity to work with such top-notch actors .But they never made me feel like 'I'm Aamir' or 'I'm Kajol'.)
No starry attitude on set
Shruti went on to explain how down-to-earth both Aamir and Kajol were on the sets of 'Fanaa'.
She admired how invested they were in making the scene work and said that everyone rehearsed together like a team. She said, "I think as real actors, you are always invested in making sure your scene shines. I think ye baat unhe pata thi toh. We all made sure we rehearsed together. I think that is the magnality of a good actor."
The actress also mentioned how lucky she felt to be part of such a professional and passionate group of people, "I feel I was lucky to get such a fabulous setup."
When Shruti corrected Aamir's line
In a fun and light-hearted moment from the set, Shruti recalled how she once corrected Aamir Khan's dialogue during rehearsals, and he didn't mind at all!
She shared the full story, "Mai Farida ji (
Farida Jalal
) ko unki lines yaad dilati thi toh vo mughe kehti thi 'ek din jab tum kisi bade actor ke samne aise bol dogi toh bahaut maar khaogi.' And I remember mai ek scene rehearse kar rahi thi toh usme maine Aamir ko keh
diya
'nahi nahi ye nahi aapki ye line hai' toh Aamir said 'oh yeah right!'" (I used to remind Farida ji [Farida Jalal] of her lines and she would say, 'One day, when you say something like this in front of a big actor, you'll get scolded badly.' And I remember, during a rehearsal, I told Aamir, 'No, no, not this one, this is your line.' And Aamir said, 'Oh yeah, right!')
Aamir's cool and calm vibe
Shruti ended her story by praising Aamir Khan's chilled-out attitude and the comfort she felt while working with him.
"But Aamir was such a chilled-out actor and it was so nice to be on set with him."
About 'Fanaa' and Shruti's part
'Fanaa', directed by Kunal Kohli, featured Aamir Khan and Kajol in the lead roles. Shruti Seth played Fatima Ali, one of the supporting characters in the film. The movie also starred
Rishi Kapoor
,
Kirron Kher
, Tabu and Sharat Saxena. While Aamir and Kajol's story took centre stage, characters like Fatty added warmth and humour to the emotional thriller.