Legendary actor Ratna Pathak Shah is seen in the new web comedy, Happy Family Conditions Apply, in which she plays Hemlata Ben, a Gujarati homemaker who mouths scathing one-liners no matter what the occasion is. The actor is renowned for speaking her mind both on-screen and off. In a recent interview, the actor questioned performers who, while flying, don’t even ask for coffee and delegate all of their tasks to their assistant.
The “entourage” fad, according to Ratna, is extremely risky because there is more to life than this. As she described an experience of seeing something similar on a flight, she wore a furious expression.
“I have seen actors on a plane won’t even ask for a cup of coffee. The coffee is brought by assistant, assistant opens the cup, actor takes sip, hands it back to assistant. What are you? A three-month-old child? Is tarah ka dependance! Kuch aur to socho mere bhaio aur beheno (such dependance, give it a thought my brothers and sisters). Life is more than just this. I find that so dangerous! So dangerous!” she mentioned while talking to Film Companion in an interview.
“I have seen several good actors who have been affected adversely by this entourage business,” she further added.
Singer Benny Dayal reacted to the clip shared by an Instagram user featuring the actor, he said, “She is just awesome! I abide by the fact that I like carry my own bags and not let anyone else carry it for you. By gods grace I am hale and healthy to carry it by myself unless I am down with a fever or so.” Someone wrote, “I was sitting in a row next to her on a flight once. She came across as someone really humble and respectful when talking to the airlines staff. Infact that was the 2nd time I saw her. Extremely grounded and pleasant. No fuss.”
