Bollywood actor Ratna Pathak Shah has opened up about her relationship with her husband, Naseeruddin Shah and how it has evolved over the years. Ratna and Naseeruddin shared the stage for the first time in the play, Sambhog Se Sanyaas Tak, and the former jokes that it is their real-life story.
“We fell in love and have been inseparable ever since. The first theatre play we did together was titled Sambhog Se Sanyaas Tak, and that is the story of our life. Bas sanyaas lena baaki hai (laughs). It’s a relationship, which has been very useful. It is a relationship of equals, of friends, which has been a blessing for us. We became very good friends and stayed very good friends,” the actor said while talking to The Indian Express.
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Ratna Pathak said Naseeruddin Shah is extraordinarily hardworking, inspiring and pushing her to do better. When asked what about Naseeruddin Shah inspires her even today, Ratna said, “Everything. His ability to work hard above all. He is an extraordinarily hardworking actor, which inspires and pushes me to do better. I am very lazy. Itni hardworking nahi hu (I am not that hardworking). Toh Naseer ki dekha dekhi mein, mujhe bhi mehnat karni hi padti hai (So just like Naseer, I also have to work hard).”
Ratna will now be seen opposite Paresh Rawal in Abhishek Jain’s directorial, Hum Do Hamare Do. It stars Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon as the lead couple. The film is scheduled to be available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from October 29 onwards.
