"hema-malini"

The actor recalled the experience on an episode of the singing-based-reality show Indian Idol 12, when she was asked to recount her experience of shooting Sholay.

With the advent of OTT in recent times, the swing has been towards realism in portraying the role.

One of her closest friends, Garewal, said Athaiya was suffering from dementia and didn't remember anything, any of the films, except Gandhi.