Veteran Bollywood actor Sharmila Tagore recently made her much-awaited comeback to the big screen with the Bengali film ‘Puratawn’, delighting fans and critics alike. Her daughter, actor Soha Ali Khan, shared glimpses of Sharmila’s life in Delhi and her spirited approach to daily adventures, proving that age is just a number. She described how Sharmila got off her car and took bike rides from strangers to dodge the traffic in Delhi.

In a recent podcast with Nayandeep Rakshit, Soha shared that Sharmila prefers living alone in Delhi and is not yet ready to move back to Mumbai despite repeated requests. Speaking about her mother’s film career, Soha said, “She is currently indecisive. One moment, she says she won’t work anymore, and the next, she finds a script that excites her.”

Recalling one of Sharmila’s recent adventures, Soha said, “She was going to a book launch and there was too much traffic, so she got out of her car, hailed a woman on a scooter, and asked her to drop her closer to the venue. Then she got off that scooter, stopped someone else on a bike, and hopped on to reach near the event. I was like, ‘Amma, you are 80, and this is Delhi!’”

Soha added, “She said, ‘That person dropped me halfway, and I walked the rest of the way to the book launch.’” The actor also recently joined Soha for her birthday celebration, spending quality time with her daughter and granddaughter before hosting a cosy pyjama party with her girl gang at her residence.

Sharmila, who was diagnosed with lung cancer, was fortunate that it was detected at stage zero, allowing the cancer to be surgically removed without chemotherapy. After a successful recovery, she returned to Bengali cinema after 18 years with Suman Ghosh’s psychological drama ‘Puratawn. The film went on to become the fifth highest-grossing Bengali film of the year, with Sharmila receiving widespread acclaim for her performance.

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