Actor Hema Malini shares her filmmaking plans; also talks about being sexy at sixty

‘Have no intentions of producing another film soon’

Actor Hema Malini shares her filmmaking plans; also talks about being sexy at sixty

“After the crazy madness that I had to go through with Tell Me O Kkhuda, I have no intention of producing any film soon,” says actor-filmmaker Hema Malini, when asked about her next production venture. The actor who was attending a wellness book event by author Namita Jain was in high spirits as she interacted with the audience and cracked jokes. When asked about who she finds sexy at sixty in the industry, she quips, “Close to my age group I would say is Rekha. Then there is Zeenat (Aman) as well. But in terms of men I feel there is no one left in their sixties, everyone has reached there 70s!” So what does being ‘sexy’ mean to her? “To be born as a woman is a gift of God. A woman has the right to look beautiful everyday for the rest of her life. To me, sexy is another way of saying beautiful, but in a more enhanced way. Dharamji still calls me sexy everyday!” Hema also revealed her mantra to stay fit and healthy. “Always think positive. This approach will affect your life in a much better way. There is sometimes happiness, sometimes sadness, in life, but you have to live with it. Positive thinking will keep your mind at peace and in turn it will help your health and your fitness level on a high note. Another thing that I swore by is yoga and spirituality. Look at my role model Vyjanthimala. She is around 75, but till today she is so fit. And she also dances so beautifully and gracefully. Performing continuously for one-and-a-half hour at that age is something totally commendable. Dancing requires so many movements, and its very difficult to go through that. But she does it with so much of grace,” says Hema. Though Hema denies going ahead with any new production venture, she is really excited about the sequel to Yamla Pagla Deewana. “The film is shaping up beautifully. They are shooting in London right now. He (Dharmendra) called me to say that everything is going smoothly and the film is looking good,” adds Hema. “But I don’t feature in the film,” she clarifies. Ask her about her Diwali plans and she responds, “Nothing special, it’s the usual. But Esha (Deol) is being taken on a trip by Bharat (Takhtani), so she is really looking forward to it.”