Palak Tiwari shot to fame with Bijlee Bijlee.
Shweta Tiwari says Palak Tiwari always vets her audition clips through her before sending them ahead. She also shares that her daughter ‘pampers’ her a lot.
After creating a splash with Bijlee Bijlee, Palak Tiwari marked her acting debut with Salman Khan’s Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. She might have landed the film on her own but her mother, television star Shweta Tiwari, is her go-to person when it comes to work. “When Palak gets a script before an audition, she comes to me asking for tips on how to go about saying the lines. She performs scenes with me and understands from me,” Shweta tells News18 Showsha exclusively.
Calling herself a harsh critic of her daughter’s work, the Kasautii Zindagii Kay star says, “Palak’s very hardworking. She takes her own decisions but my opinion also matters a lot to her. Sometimes, she makes five-six tapes and asks me to choose one so that she can send it ahead and I help her out. She knows that if she shows me something, main usme galti nikaalungi. And the day, I don’t point anything out, she gets very happy.”
Recalling an episode when Palak was shooting for Sanjay Dutt’s The Virgin Tree, Shweta remarks, “She always requests her directors and casting directors to let her show me her shots so that I can point out her shortcomings. In fact, she was recently shooting for a film called The Virgin Tree. She shot a scene and everyone clapped for her. But she told the director, ‘Please sir, ek baar record karke mummy ko bhej doon main?’”
But at home, the mother-daughter duo shares a very different equation. Talking about how Palak spoils her, Shweta shares, “She gifts me a lot of branded stuff on my birthday and on Mother’s Day. She pampers me a lot! Every time she sees me carrying a regular bag, she goes, ‘Oh my god, what bag is this?’ And then the very next day, she brings me a branded tote bag.”
Spilling the beans on Palak’s spending habits, she says, “Thanks to my daughter, I don’t remember a single day when we don’t have parcels coming into our house. I’ve given her my credit cards with hotel and airline benefits. I tell her that tumko itna kharcha karna hai aur woh bahot easily kharcha kar deti hai (laughs). But I was never a spendthrift.”
So, what’s her relationship with money like? “Back when I was shooting round the clock, I didn’t get the chance to spend my earnings. Tab mere pati the kharcha karne ke liye (laughs). But my daughter loves splurging on luxuries. She loves owning branded bags and clothes. She doesn’t like shopping from showrooms at malls. She shops from London,” says Shweta.
The actor, who’ll next be seen in Singham Again, adds, “I’ve only put my money into properties, fixed deposits and other investments. My mother didn’t know anything about branded bags or parlours because she never went into one. She used to advise me to put my money into houses and buying gold. That was her thought process that got passed on to me. I’ve only made investments all my life.”
