BOMBAY TIMES (March 5, 2018)

It’s never too late to make a debut in the field of acting. Take the case of 85-year-old Lucknow denizen Pushpa Joshi. The newcomer will be seen playing Saurabh Shukla’s mother in the Ajay Devgn-starrer Raid. Ajay went out of his way to make his co-star comfortable on the set. He was particular about their shooting schedules together and would even ensure that her scenes were shot on priority. She was seldom made to wait for her scenes. The rest of the cast replicated the actor’s gesture towards her.

Director Raj Kumar Gupta, who has helmed Raid, says, “Pushpa Joshi was a darling. She is so charming and graceful that everyone wanted to be around her. She has a great sense of humour. I was pleasantly surprised by her professionalism, especially at that age. She was thorough with her lines and was energetic throughout. For me, she exemplifies the fact that if you really aspire, age is just a number. It was an absolute pleasure working with her.”

Raid, presented by Gulshan Kumar and T-Series, a Panorama Studios Production backed by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak, releases on March 16.