DNA (January 22, 2019)

Yesterday, newspapers across the country were abuzz with the news of Bollywood ‘starlet’ Sara Ali Khan and her mother, Amrita Singh, staking their claim to a disputed property in Dehradun. Reports said that the mother-and-daughter duo had arrived in Uttarakhand (where Sara’s debut film, Kedarnath, was shot) over the weekend to stake their claim to a four-acre area in Clement Town, which belonged to Amrita’s mom, the late Rukhsana Sultana’s family.

After the Betaab actress’ maternal uncle, Madhusudan Bimbet died, she and her maasi (mother’s sister) Tahira were jointly staking their claim to the property, which is reportedly valued at Rs 50 crore. It is in this connection that Sara was also present with her mother.

However, certain sections of the media have probably not taken into account that Sara, who made her Bollywood debut in December 2018 with two movies — the fairly successful Kedarnath and the blockbuster, Simmba — has now risen in the ranks. They inadvertently (or for want of a better adjective) called her a starlet (read struggling actor). Here, we must add that knowing Sara as well as we do and how pragmatic the 23-year-old is, she will probably not have an issue with agencies labelling her a struggler. Her take on this will be two successful films do not make a superstar. It takes years to make the climb!