After Maushumi Chatterjee years in the filmdom, it's the turn of daughter Megha Mukherjee to debut in her first
Hindi film with Sanjay Sharma called Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.
A trained classical and western dancer Megha is doing an item number in the film grooving to the tunes of
Bappi Lahiri.
She was initially very skeptical because she didn't want to start her career as an item girl but when she later
came to know that the song is a tribute to Parveen Babi, she readily agreed.
Megha had heard a lot about Parveen from her mom who used to be very fond of Parveen. She was the
ultimate heroine of Bollywood according to her.
Director Sanjay Sharma spotted Megha at the birthday party of the film's lead actor Kapil Sharma (producer
Anil Sharma's bro) and as soon as he saw her he wanted her to do the item number.
Momma Chatterjee is apparently cool about the whole thing, and is giving all the support needed to her now
grown up and sensible daughter Megha when she needs it.
A year ago, Megha made her film debut in Tarun Majumdar's Bengali film with Maushumi. Inspite of the movie
being a debacle at the box office, her role was appreciated with Rituparno Ghosh personally calling Maushumi
Chatterjee to say that he loved Megha in the film," she says.
Megha remains tightlipped about the song, only divulging that it is a remix of two Parveen Babi hits compiled
by Bappida.
Friday, June 22, 2007 16:07 IST