Sara Ali Khan discussed her namaste greeting manner and expressed her displeasure when other actors copied it.
Sara Ali Khan is enjoying the success of her two films, Ae Watan Mere Watan and Murder Mubarak, which were released consecutively. In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, the actor revealed that it concerned her when she felt like she was being ‘copied’ by other performers in the industry, but it’s comforting to know that her audience is well-versed in her approach. (Also read: Ae Watan Mere Watan: Sara Ali Khan’s patriotic film will premiere in March on Prime Video India)
What Sara said.
In the latest interview, Sara stated, “It used to concern me when I thought I was being copied. Namaste, for example, is not an act. “I genuinely greet people like that, and it quickly became a template that every girl followed.”
She went on to say that now that her audience understands her style, she is no longer disturbed by it. “I used to get irritated when other girls wore Indian clothing to the airport and went with wet hair. But I knew that my darkshaks (audience) recognise me. It’s fine; it doesn’t bother me anymore. They also write ‘Sara ko copy kar rahi hai.‘ (They’re imitating Sara) Now I find it humorous. Now I’m like, accha theek hai been, kar le (it’s fine if you do it too),” she added.
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Sara stars in Ae Watan Mere Watan as Usha, a lady who runs a clandestine radio channel under the British Raj. It also stars Sachin Khedekar, Abhay Verma, Sparsh Shrivastav, Alexx O’ Neil, and Anand Tiwari in key parts. Emraan Hashmi also appears in the Kannan Iyer-directed film as Indian independence struggle activist Ram Manohar Lohia.
Sara Ali Khan will next appear in Anurag Basu’s Metro In Dino. The film, which also stars Aditya Roy Kapur and Konkona Sen Sharma, is due to release on September 13.
