Actress Ameesha Patel who played the role of Sakina in the Gadar franchise has grabbed a lot of attention with her bold statement on screen roles. The actress has recently responded to Gadar 2 director Anil Sharma‘s comments, wherein he suggested she embrace character progression by portraying a mother-in-law. Well, now Ameesha has made it clear she has no plans to accept such roles in the future despite receiving a huge amount.
In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Anil Sharma said that Ameesha resisted playing a mother-in-law on-screen during Gadar 2. He said that iconic actress Nargis Dutt, who portrayed a mother in Mother India at a young age is a perfect example of embracing challenging roles. Now, Patel has taken to her X (formerly Twitter) and has taken a direct dig at Anil’s statement. Sharing a screenshot of the remarks, she tweeted, ‘Dear @Anilsharma_dir dear Anilji. This is only a film and not a reality of some family, so on screen, I do have a say as to what I want to do and not do respect u loads, but I will never play a mother-in-law for Gadar or any film, even if paid 100 crores’. She further added saying, ‘so glad MR NITIN KENNY chose me to play sakinas character and to play my lovely TARAS wife and ofcourse jeeteys mom.: but for me gadar brand is and always will be about us 3 only ??kya karoon .: Possesive maa hoon?????’.
A look at Ameesha Patel’s tweet
Dear @Anilsharma_dir I feel u have mistaken the story and climax shot by u only in gadar 2 ?sakina is only a mother to jeetey as she was 23 years ago in gadar 1 and a wife to her lovely tara.. sakina is surely not a mother in law to anyone and will never be ?? pic.twitter.com/7NGUf7G2IH
ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) December 20, 2024
Dear @Anilsharma_dir dear anilji . This is only a film and not a reality of some family ????so on screen I do have a say as to what I want to do and not do ???respect u loads but will never play a mother in-law for gadar or any film even if paid 100 crores ??? pic.twitter.com/3ICZvU9I9c
ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) December 20, 2024
Dear @Anilsharma_dir as u are aware and all know . I have only played a mother in gadar 2 since that was what I chose 23 years back in gadar 1 ,, and I’m v proud of this brand and always will be ???but in this life time Id rather chill but not play a mother in law ? pic.twitter.com/OoinXjCxiO
ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) December 20, 2024
@Anilsharma_dir super proud to be jeeteys mom but it shall end at that only and that too only for gadar brand ??never a mother in law in this life time even I get paid 100 crores ????massive respect for u and u are family to me but pls rectify this thought process ? pic.twitter.com/5uQzLqDjCd
ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) December 20, 2024
@Anilsharma_dir so glad MR NITIN KENNY chose me to play sakinas character and to play my lovely TARAS wife and ofcourse jeeteys mom.: but for me gadar brand is and always will be about us 3 only ??kya karoon .: Possesive maa hoon????? pic.twitter.com/Bgq81lGnxt
ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) December 20, 2024
Ameesha said that she believes that their fans love and cherish the Gadar franchise for its portrayal of Tara played by Sunny Deol and Sakina as a heroic figures. She continued saying, ‘Fans don’t want to see Tara Sakina as father-in-law and mother-in-law; they love their Tara being a hero and a superhero only’.
Patel also conveyed her respect for him and wished him well for his recent release Vanvaas which stars Nana Patekar, Simrat Kaur, and Utkarsh Sharma in main roles. She concluded by saying, ‘Also
@Anilsharma_dir
fans don’t want to see Tara Sakina as father in laws and mother in laws ?they love their Tara being a hero and a super hero only and so do I ?and wishing u the best for vanvaas today . May u always shine ???it’s a important day for u and I pray best for u’. Gadar 2 became one of 2023’s highest-grossing films.