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The Hindu
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Amruta Subhash recalls Naseeruddin Shah yelling at her: ‘I'd rather see you fail than repeat for applause'
Actor Amruta Subhash recently opened up about a pivotal moment in her career involving veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, whose unexpected reaction to her stage performance seems to have left an impact on her. In an interview with The Lallantop, Amruta recalled performing in a play that featured an emotional scene where her character cried. The moment always earned her loud applause from the audience. Confident in her craft, she repeated the same delivery each time. When she spotted Naseeruddin Shah in the audience one day, she leaned into the performance even more, only to receive an unexpected critique. 'He came to me and said, 'Amruta, I watched your play.' I was proud and expecting praise,' she shared. Instead, Shah said, 'Beta, I am concerned.' He revealed that he had watched both shows of the play that day and noticed she repeated her performance to elicit applause. 'I would rather see you failing doing something new rather than doing the same thing again and again for claps,' he told her. He challenged her to question whether her character even needed to cry in that moment, warning her not to fall into predictable patterns. 'You're forcing yourself on the character… You will be repetitive as an actor. Your career will be over,' he said. This seems to have struck a chord with Amruta, who called it a turning point in her journey. The National Award-winning actor is known for her roles in Killa, Vihir, Contract, Raman Raghav 2.0, Gully Boy, and Dhamaka. She was last seen in 2025's Chidiya, alongside Vinay Pathak and Svar Kamble.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Naseeruddin Shah shouted at me after watching my shows, recalls Amruta Subhash: ‘I would rather see you failing'
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah had a few words to say to Amruta Subhash after watching her performance on stage. In an interview with The Lallantop, Amruta shared that she was expecting 'Naseer saab' to praise her acting and was already quite proud of herself that she earned applause on stage. Instead, she got a scolding from him when Naseeruddin said that he is 'concerned' for her after seeing the performance. (Also read: Amruta Subhash was rejected from a dance group because of her skin colour: 'Started believing that I wasn't beautiful') During the interaction, Amruta went on to recall the scenario. She shared that during her performance, there was one specific part where her character had to cry, and she would make sure to elicit applause from the audience in that bit. One day, when she noticed that Naseer saab was present, she did the same, and it made her feel proud. Interestingly, Naseer Saab sat for a second show of the play too. After the play, she met him at the tea shop. She added, "He came to me, and he was like, 'Amruta…' I was like, 'Yes sir', and he said, 'I watched your play' and the proud me was like, 'Okay and?' He then said, 'Beta, I am concerned.' I was shocked. I was like I received so much applause for my work, why is he so concerned?' He then told me, 'Beta, I watched both the shows, and you did the same thing for claps.' He was very angry. He said in a higher tone, 'I would rather see you failing doing something new rather than doing the same thing again and again for claps, okay?' I was like, 'Okay, sir, sorry.' He asked whether the character even needed to cry. He said you're forcing yourself on the character and not letting it explore anything new. You will be repetitive as an actor. Your career will be over. That incident changed things in me and shifted something in me.' Amruta is a National Award winning actor who has worked in Killa, Vihir, Contract, Raman Raghav 2.0, Gully Boy, and Dhamaka. She was most recently seen in Chidiya which also stars Vinay Pathak, and Svar Kamble. Directed by Mehran Amrohi, the film hit theaters on May 30.
