veteran actor the point He opened about his late memory Parveen BobbyThe actress recalls her struggles after her nervous breakdown and its impact on her personal and professional life.In a recent conversation with Vicky Lalwani, Bindu remembered meeting Parveen during a difficult phase and shared how the actress spoke often. Amitabh Bachchan. He also described witnessing the early signs of Parveen’s deteriorating health while working with her on a film.
‘She was just talking about him’
When asked if Parveen Babi was fond of Amitabh Bachchan, Bindu admitted that she was not aware of the nature of their relationship but recalled meeting the actress after a nervous breakdown.“I didn’t know about him, but later when he had a nervous breakdown, I met him at a party and he was just talking about her. I felt he was saying something wrong. He said a lot about her,” Bindu said.The veteran actor added that Parveen often made offhand comments about several people around her.“He used to say a lot about us too. I understood what he was saying. My husband and I sat together and I told him not to ask too much. It was a nervous breakdown. He must have loved her, we didn’t know. That’s what I heard later,” she said.Bindu clarified that he has not worked extensively with Parveen and hence could not comment further on the actress’ personal feelings.“I didn’t have many pictures with Parveen Babi. So, I don’t know anything about it.”
‘It was a very sad thing about him’
Recalling the time when Parveen’s health began to affect her work, Bindu recounted an incident that happened during the shooting of Jalamukhi.“What a tragic death. It was very sad. It happened right in front of me. First we were playing Jwalamukhi. Enemy. Yes, Enemy. We took Reena after Enemy. So, Parveen was playing her,” she recalls.According to Bindu, the team was supposed to shoot from 2 pm to 10 pm and had completed the rehearsal before Parveen arrived on set.“We had 2 to 10 shifts. We got ready at 2. We also rehearsed. We said, Parveen is coming. He came to the set. After he arrived, we stood for a shot. He had some dialogue. He could not speak. He spoke a line or two and then forgot. He wasn’t listening. He was in a trance somewhere.”
The shoot was canceled as Parveen fell ill
Bindu said director Prakash Mehra immediately realized something was wrong and decided to stop the shoot.“Prakash ji said, if you don’t feel well, we’ll pack up and do it tomorrow. He said, yes, I think so. I don’t feel well. On that day we wrapped up the shoot.”The actress revealed that the next day, the schedule had to be canceled completely.“Prakashji said, let’s do one thing. I’ll call you tomorrow morning. We’ll probably have a 2 o’clock shift. He said, OK. The next day, he called. He said, no, we have to cancel the schedule. He’s not keeping well. That’s when it started.”Bindu added that no one present on the sets understood the seriousness of the situation then.“We didn’t know what happened. How serious it was. We didn’t know anything.”
Parveen eventually succeeded him Reena Roy
When Parveen’s health deteriorated, production was delayed and the filmmakers eventually replaced her with Reena Roy.“After that, our schedule got so long. The break was so long. They replaced Parveen with Reena. Then we shot the movie.”When asked if the portions had to be reshot, Bindu explained, “Actually, what happened to them, that we weren’t into. All of which have been reshot with Rina. We shot with Reena.”
‘He’s answering, but he’s somewhere else’
Bindu also recalls another uncomfortable moment she shared with Parveen during the next shoot.“Then, I was shooting in the evening. We were sharing a room with Parveen. We were talking to her. She was responding, but she was somewhere else. She was looking somewhere else in a trance.”She remembered her hairdresser noticing the same thing.“My hair guy was with me. He pointed at me and said, ‘What’s going on?’ I said, ‘I don’t know.’ We didn’t understand.”According to Bindu, Parveen was physically present but mentally far away.“He’s nodding, but he’s not listening to me. He’s somewhere else. Later in the evening, he got sick. After that, it’s all over.”Looking back, Bindu Parveen described Babi’s downfall as the saddest experience she had witnessed in the film industry.“It was a very sad thing about him,” he concluded.
