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Tanuja Recalled Her First Reaction to Seeing Herself Onscreen

Tanuja Recalled Her First Reaction to Seeing Herself Onscreen
When Tanuja revealed how she reacted on seeing herself on screen for the first time · thehansindia.com

Tanuja is a famous Indian actress who began acting when she was young.

She once talked about watching her first film on a television chat show.

When she heard her voice, she thought it sounded very bad.

She jokingly said it sounded like a rat.

Tanuja told her mother that she did not want to act anymore.

Her mother encouraged her by promising her lemonade.

Tanuja continued acting and became successful.

She first acted as a child in Hamari Beti in 1950.

She later became an adult star through films such as Chhabili and Hamari Yaad Aayegi.

Key facts

Child-artist debut
Hamari Beti (1950)
Adult-acting debut
Chhabili (1960)
Breakthrough film
Hamari Yaad Aayegi (1961)
First-screen reaction
Tanuja thought her voice sounded very bad and compared it to a rat.
Incentive from her mother
Lemonade
Television program
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Notable films mentioned
Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi, Jewel Thief, Jeene Ki Raah, Haathi Mere Saathi, Anubhav, Do Chor and Mere Jeevan Saathi

Quotes

Tanuja

Veteran Hindi film actress recalling her first screen experience

“I saw my first rushes and heard my voice on screen for the first time. And my God. It was like...really bad. So, I told my mom that I don't want to work now because my voice sounds like a rat.”
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“Because at that time we were not allowed to drink all these bottles. So every time they wanted me to do something, it was one lemonade.”
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