When Sharmila Tagore almost rammed car into Shashi Kapoor: 'Do that again and...'

New Delhi: Sharmila Tagore and Shashi Kapoor have been one of the most loved on-screen pair and they also shared a camaraderie off-screen. The on-screen jodi featured in several film, including Waqt, Aamne Samne, and Aa Gale Lag Jaa, among others. But, do you know there was an incident when Sharmila almost ran her car into Shashi Kapoor? Yes, you read that right!

The actress once opened up about the same and narrated how Shahi Kapoor jokingly threatened her after the incident. Let’s dive inside to know what really happened!

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During the launch of Aseem Chhabra’s book ‘Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star', veteran actress Sharmila Tagore recalled the incident on the sets of Suhana Safar. She shared, “We were shooting Suhana Safar, and there was a scene where I was supposed to drive downhill, and Shashi was to jump out of the way. But something went wrong—I just could not control the clutch and brake and sped into a culvert. While the poor light man holding a reflector fell, Shashi remained unscathed."

“Later, he quipped, ‘Do that again, and Jennifer will come to you with three children and say she doesn’t have money for milk!’ He could always joke, and yet remain cordial and respectful,” she added.

Shashi Kapoor married Jennifer Kendal when he was just 20 and she was 25. They stayed together and in love until her death due to colon cancer. After her death, he never remarried again.

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The movie, Suhana Safar, starring Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore, revolves around a woman who tries to meet her lover Ujjwala, a poet whom she met through his poetry. To meet him, she runs away from home and meet Sunil, played by Shashi Kapoor.