Sharmila Tagore calls Shatrughan Sinha ‘biologically incapable of being on time’, recalls Zeenat Aman adjusting for heroes on Dostana sets

Sharmila Tagore has worked with some of the biggies of B-town, including Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Shashi Kapoor, and more in her 65-year-long career. During an interview with The Indian Express, Sharmila Tagore spoke about Shatrughan Sinha’s habit of being late to film sets. The actress went down memory lane to 1980, when the film Dostana was shot. She shares how Zeenat Aman waited on sets and adjusted despite Amitabh Bachchan being punctual and Shatrughan Sinha being late.

Sharmila Tagore on Shatrughan Sinha always coming late on sets

Sharmila Tagore recalled, “After Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan was the only actor who came on time. So, Dostana starred Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, and Zeenat Aman. Shatrughan Sinha was notorious for being late—he was late to his own wedding , and as a parliamentarian, he was late. He is biologically incapable of being on time. For that film, the shift was from 7 am to 2 pm, and at exactly 2 pm, Mr Bachchan’s car would leave, and Shatrughan Sinha’s car would enter.”

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She added, “You can imagine Raj Khosla lost all his hair during the making of the film. You won’t find all three—Amitabh, Shatrughan, and Zeenat—in one frame. Of course, Zeenat adjusted her schedule to accommodate both their timings. For most scenes, the director had to use a body double for shots, filming from behind with the duplicate’s head visible from the back. Shatrughan used to do it for fun; he wasn’t a tormentor—he was a wonderful person. He simply didn’t have the genes to be on time.“

For those unversed, Dostana also featured Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri, Helen, and Pran in supporting roles. The film was a superhit at the box office in 1980.

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