Why Shefali Shah wants her ‘sobbing tape’ taken secretly by Twinkle Khanna’s son out now

During a recent conversation with actress Shefali Shah, Twinkle Khanna recalled a hilarious moment from years ago, where Shah was crying, only to find out that during her moment of vulnerability, she was being recorded by Twinkle’s son, Aarav.

On her youtube channel Tweak India, Twinkle said, “Shefali is also an old friend and at one point, we were sitting in my garden and she was upset that she wasn’t getting the kind of work she should be getting. She was crying. But since every story has to have some sort of twist, we heard a rustle in the bushes and it turned out to be my son, who was holding a video tape, recording this whole thing. So some people have a sex tape floating around… she has a sobbing tape.” Shefali then quipped, “Maybe we should put it out now, I will get popular.”

Shefali Shah’s career trajectory has been filled with ups and downs, with the start of her career being filled with roles of mothers, something she wanted to change. At the beginning of her career, Shefali played a mother in “Waqt”, portraying Akshay Kumar’s mother even though she was actually younger than him. She later took on a similar role in “Dil Dhadakne Do”. However, after that, Shefali made a deliberate choice to stop taking on roles of mothers to avoid being typecast.

“After ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, I made a strategic decision that I don’t want to play mother to people who are just a couple of years younger than me. After ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, I was offered ‘Neerja’ and ‘Kapoor and Sons’ and I loved the script of both the films, but I felt that if I do this, this is going to be the end for me. There has been probably more waiting than acting in my career. And while I was waiting, Mukesh Chhabra, the casting director, called me and he came up with this part (‘Delhi Crime’) and within first five minutes of meeting Richie Mehta (director of ‘Delhi Crime’), I said yes to the show,” said Shefali.

Shefali’s role in the web series “Delhi Crime” is widely considered her breakthrough. The show went on to become the first Indian series to win the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series in 2020.