Sameera within the video. (courtesy: YouTube)

New Delhi:

Sameera Reddy, who featured in Pankaj Udhas’ iconic music video Aur Ahista Kijiye Baatein, remembered the music legend in an interview with Hindustan Times. Reacting to the music legend’s demise, Sameera advised Hindustan Times, “I just heard, I am having chills while talking to you right now. I have tears in my eyes. I am heartbroken. It’s sad that we have lost him.” Pankaj Udhas died on Monday after his extended battle with an sickness. The information of his demise was confirmed by his household. They issued a press release which learn, “With a very heavy heart, we are saddened to inform you of the sad demise of Padma Shri Pankaj Udhas on 26 February due to a prolonged illness.”

FYI, The music video Ahista was primarily based on the story of O Henry’s The Gifts Of Magi. Sameera, taking part in the feminine lead within the tune, bought her hair to purchase a helmet for her love curiosity. Recalling the affect of the tune on her profession, Sameera advised Hindustan Times, “Today I am everything I am because of him. They spotted me and chose me. I was a young kid with no aspirations and didn’t know what I was doing, but somehow I became a part of this cult song, it’s one of his biggest hits. It was a privilege and honour that I was a part of it.”

Sameera additionally recalled her first assembly with Pankaj Udhas. “I was very nervous when I met him, I was shaking and so scared because it was the first time I was facing the camera. I remember thinking, ‘What have I got myself into?’ But, he was just smiling through it all. He was so relaxed and never intimidated being a senior, there was no pressure,” she stated.

After just a few years of the tune’s launch, when Sameera met the music maestro, his heat gestures etched a everlasting place in Sameera’s coronary heart. The actor recalled, “I remember meeting him at a party after a few years of its release when I became an actress, I went up to him and took a bow and said, ‘People spotted me because of you, I am who I am because of you.’ He was so touched and pleased. He was such a warm and humble personality. He smiled and said, ‘It was only because of your hardwork’. I feel that sometimes you just have to be chosen and I think that song chose me and till today people remember that song.”

A couple of years again, Sameera shared a snippet of the tune’s video on her Instagram and revealed she acted within the video as a result of it was filmed in Australia and she or he had no intention of pursuing a profession in movies at the moment. She wrote within the caption, “To where it all began… What an incredible start to my career. I only did this music video because it was shot in Australia! I had no interest in acting at the time. But destiny works in mysterious ways and I’m so emotional when I see this clip.” Take a glance:

Chandani Raat Mein, Na Kajre Ki Dhaar, Aur Ahista Kijiye Baatein, Ek Taraf Uska Ghar and Thodi Thodi Piya Karo are amongst a few of the well-known ghazals by Pankaj Udhas. Pankaj Udhas additionally made appearances in movies akin to Yeh Dillagi, Saajan and Phir Teri Kahaani Yaad Aayee. Sameera Reddy was final seen in Chakravyuh (2012).