Sharmila Tagore, Mohan Agashe on new movie ‘Outhouse’: It talks about getting older and companionship

The 2 actors have reunited for Sunil Sukthankar’s light-hearted household comedy, which was written by late Sumitra Bhave and releases in cinemas on Friday.

Recalling how they shot “Mississippi Masala”, Nair’s crossover romance drama, additionally that includes Sarita Choudhury and Denzel Washington, Tagore mentioned the entire solid and crew had been put up in the identical lodge and had a good time.

“It was equal for all of us. We had a lot enjoyable after work. Mohan Agashe was there and everyone… And there are additionally lots of girls in that movie. The wardrobe, the screenplay author , and the director had been all girls. So it was nice enjoyable working within the movie,” Tagore informed PTI in an interview.

Agashe shared that his co-star, who was already well-known globally for her roles in Satyajit Ray’s movies “Apur Sansar” and “Devi” in addition to a number of Hindi hits, was once fearful of “lizards”. Tagore corrected him, saying “cockroaches”.

The actor mentioned his job was to make the creepy crawlies depart her room.

“And in trade, I’d get a pleasant breakfast. Since we had been there in 1990, she has all the time been a star however way more of a star within the migrated Indian neighborhood and their city. So each night, she had some invitation for an exquisite dinner and she or he by no means went alone. She all the time took us alongside, myself and Mohan Gokhale. We totally loved our keep there,” Agashe recalled.

The friendship has grown through the years and now every time Agashe visits Delhi, Tagore calls him over for dinner.

“I get one dinner from her and she or he comes and makes it a degree to see my performs, movies and she or he enjoys them. And never solely her but in addition her daughter, Soha, had come along with her daughter for my play ‘Par Hame Khelna Hai’… So each time I used to be there, I loved being there with them,” the 73-year-old actor mentioned.

“Outhouse” explores surprising companionship, intergenerational connections, and the transformative energy of belief and empathy by the story the place Tagore performs an animator who’s roped in by her grandson to search out their lacking canine who has befriended a recluse man, Agashe.

The 80-year-old actor, who was final seen in OTT movie “Gulmohar”, mentioned she was in a position to visualise the story of “Outhouse” when she heard the script.

“On this movie, we aren’t actually pouring anyone with the message, so it is a very pleasant movie. It talks about getting older and the necessity for companionship, how lots of older individuals are residing alone and there may be nothing actually improper about it. It is great, we prefer to be alone.

“On the similar time, we’re related with the world. It says all these items, there’s a little one, there’s a canine… It was lots of enjoyable and we had a beautiful time taking pictures for it in Pune.”

Tagore credited Agashe, who has additionally produced the film, for being the “driving drive” behind the challenge.

“After we had been taking pictures he would go to the set and so he was inspiring everyone. All of us received some little presents from him. We received a flask the place we may carry tea. We had lots of enjoyable doing this movie.”

Agashe mentioned he has all the time believed in making “social statements” by his work however in a humorous and entertaining method.

“Outhouse” can be a “good detox movie”, he mentioned.

“These days what you see on OTT, forgive me for saying this, however many instances you do not need to see it in entrance of the kids. Right this moment’s leisure could be very poisonous, an excessive amount of violence, too darkish, too propaganda. However right here is a straightforward friendship between a canine and a toddler and what miracles it could actually do,” he mentioned.

“Outhouse” additionally stars Sonali Kulkarni, Neeraj Kabi and Sunil Abhayankar.

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