In an exclusive interview with senior most journalist Bharathi S Pradhan for Lehren Retro, the versatile Kiran Joneja first time ever opens up on her bond & relation with Ramesh Sippy's son Rohan Sippy and daughters Sonya & Sheena Sippy. The actress also gives her mature take on being Ramesh Ji's second wife & talks about her decision of acting in projects post marriage... Watch the full video to know all about the Sippy's as Kiran gets candid like never before on Lehren. #kiranjoneja #rameshsippy #rohansippy #sholay #sippyfilms
00:00I don't know. It's been great. I've never had a fight with any of them. Never had any argument.
00:06There's nothing like that. There are events and occasions. We spend it together.
00:11That's why I've never heard you say anything against this world.
00:14I don't have any problems.
00:15TV series you shoot until 9am from 10am. Then you'll get to the house at 11am.
00:21Then next morning you have to leave a set home at 8am. So then what is your life?
00:27I met him, I mean, I met him on work.
00:30But people say, men change after marriage.
00:32No, I think it was a thing we sorted out before marriage. That I will continue working.
00:37I told him, I'm not my personality. I'm not sitting at home. I won't do anything.
00:43But I've never seen you like that. So what is your relationship with his children? Because you're the stepmother.
00:53They all call me by name. They call me Kiran. Nobody calls me anything else.
00:58So Roan and Sheena? Everybody. All three children. Sona also. It's a wonderful relationship. I go to office. Roan comes to office all the time. We work together.
01:13And when Sheena is here, I meet her. We went and stayed with Sona. I think if you know your boundaries, then relationships are not sour.
01:34You need to know that I can say this or I can't say this. This is my area. I don't have to say this. This is my area. I don't have to say this.
01:42Correct.
01:43I will not go into that area where there is no need for my comments. I will only comment on something where I feel that there is no value.
02:00I don't know. It's been great. I've never had a fight with any of them. Never had any argument.
02:04There is nothing like that. There are events and occasions. We spend it together.
02:09That's why I've never heard you say anything against this wife. I don't have any problems.
02:13That's what I have noticed. And so I just thought that we are breaking the myth of the stepmother. Really.
02:21But age wise also, I am somewhere in between. So it's not like the kids are really kids for me.
02:26I mean, you know. That's right. So that also makes a difference.
02:29And it's not like you insisted that you have taken a mother's place and said now I am beyond your mother.
02:35I don't want to be their mother. They have a mother.
02:38They have their mother. That's true. That's true.
02:41Did your career change after marrying Rameshji?
02:44And after being involved with him.
02:45It wasn't before. Like I told you.
02:48I mean, I mean, before marriage, everyone knew that I was going to be married.
02:53So it's not like before marriage, my career was taken off.
02:57And actually, I also took a back seat.
03:01I mean, my priorities were right. That the marriage is important to me.
03:05Everything else or my husband is important to me.
03:08Everything else takes second place.
03:10So I didn't give my career first place in my life.
03:14Okay.
03:15It's always been the second place in my life.
03:18So what came in front of me, came in front of me, came in front of me,
03:21I thought I could do this without disrupting my personal life.
03:27So I left a lot of work at that time.
03:31Like in serials, there were long shootings.
03:35It was a commitment to 1-2 years.
03:36And there were serials which were being shot out of Bombay,
03:41which meant that every month,
03:43I'm 15 days, 10 days, 12 days,
03:45I'm out.
03:47It was not acceptable to me.
03:49So I turned down work very often at that time.
03:52I thought that I couldn't do so long.
03:55Films I'm okay with because it's one-time commitment.
03:57For instance, today, OTT would be the right platform for me.
04:01Yes.
04:02Because it is independent,
04:04and you can do it in front of me,
04:06and then it will end up.
04:08Then when you shoot the next season,
04:10you will get a long gap in front of me.
04:12I don't want to do television for many years.
04:17Because now it's the time of daily soaps.
04:20So whenever they call me,
04:21I always get calls.
04:22No one doesn't go out to me for television.
04:25But it is always that I need 20 days.
04:30I can't give 20 days,
04:31because their shooting is too long.
04:34For a TV series, you shoot,
04:36till 9am to 10am.
04:38Then you will reach home at 11am.
04:40Then next morning,
04:41you have to leave a set home at 8am.
04:44So then what is your life?
04:46So you like your life as Mrs. Ramesh.
04:48I like it.
04:49I want to spend time with her.
04:50You want quality time with her.
04:51I need quality time.
04:53I would love to work,
04:54and I love my work,
04:55and I'm good at my work.
04:57But,
04:58the priority is my family.
05:01My personal life.
05:03That's right.
05:04And how is Ramesh ji about your work?
05:06I mean,
05:07was he always okay?
05:08He's cool.
05:10I met him,
05:11I mean,
05:12I met him on work.
05:13But people say,
05:14you know, after marriage.
05:15No, I think it was a thing we sorted out before marriage.
05:18That I will continue working.
05:20I told him,
05:22I'm not very personality,
05:23that I will not sit at home.
05:25I will not be happy.
05:27I will not be happy.
05:28And my thing is,
05:29if you are not happy in your life,
05:31then you cannot give others.
05:33So,
05:34I need to be me.
05:35If I am happy,
05:37I will expand it onto you,
05:40pass it onto you.
05:41If I am happy,
05:42then how will I get you?
05:44So,
05:45I'm very clear about that.
05:46But,
05:47I have reduced my work,
05:48but it was my choice.
05:50Right.
05:51It was not his choice.
05:52Right.
05:53Yeah.
05:54It was not his choice.
05:55I mean,
05:56I never ever overstepped on anything in my life.
05:58Yes.
05:59My boundaries are these.
06:01I have set boundaries for myself.
06:03Kiran,
06:04are you also very aware,
06:06that I am Mrs. Ramesh Suthi,
06:08and I am Kiran.
06:09So,
06:10I will not do such roles.
06:12I will not do such roles.
06:13I will not do such roles.
06:14People will not do such roles because they know who you are.
06:17No, not because of who I am.
06:19I will not do such roles on my screen.
06:22Okay.
06:23In my personal life,
06:24I wear clothes like this,
06:26but on the screen,
06:27I have always played very sober roles.
06:30So,
06:31I will not do such roles.
06:33Because,
06:34I have said,
06:36that my perception is very strong in the industry.
