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Will 'Puratawn' be Sharmila Tagore's last Bengali film? The actress reacts!

Will 'Puratawn' be Sharmila Tagore's last Bengali film? The actress reacts!

TOI Entertainment Desk / etimes.in / Apr 13, 2025, 18:59 IST

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Sharmila Tagore's 'Puratawn' may be her last Bengali film due to health issues. She fondly recalls the shoot and praises director Suman Ghosh. Despite her love for Bengali cinema, health concerns make acting challenging. Soha Ali Khan recently discussed her mother's health, including a past lung cancer diagnosis.

Will 'Puratawn' be Sharmila Tagore's last Bengali film? The actress reacts!

Sharmila Tagore will be seen next in a Bengali film which is titled. The trailer has been widely appreciated by all. Priyanka Chopra also had shared the trailer and seemed impressed by it. As fans are elated to see her in this film, this perhaps may be her last Bengali movie, due to health reasons.

Will she do more Bengali movies after this?

When asked about turning up in future works in Bengali films, Sharmila replied as quoted by PTI, “I love doing Bengali films. I love everything about Kolkata, but I am not as fit (for acting in shoots) as required due to my health conditions.�?br/>Recalling her shooting experience for Puratwan in 2023, she said that she shot with the film's team "for 14-15 days together at a resort on the bank of river Ganga and we had a great time".

Delight in Speaking Bengali
She expressed her delight in speaking Bengali for 'Puratawn', her first film in the language in over a decade. She noted, "I could quickly improvise for a dialogue. After so many years I could entirely speak in Bengali, my own language, in a movie." She also observed, "each and every film appears to be challenging."
Praise for Director Suman Ghosh
Tagore praised director Suman Ghosh for crafting a compelling narrative in 'Puratawn', saying, "He tried his best to make me look beautiful in every frame." She noted that her portrayal of an elderly mother is a rare opportunity, describing it as a role "which does not come always." In the film, she plays the mother of a high-powered corporate executive, played by Rituparna Sengupta.
Soha Ali Khan on Sharmila's Health
Recently, speaking with Nayandeep Rakshit on his YouTube channel, Soha Ali Khan spoke about her mother's health issues. She had said, “With my mother, she was one of the very few people to be diagnosed with lung cancer at stage zero, and no chemotherapy, nothing. It was cut out of her and she is, touchwood, fine."

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