Entertainment Desk: Sarika wrote her name in acting from a very young age. Her mothers studio became her playground. Never went to school. But in acting-personality-mentality, Sarika is much different from contemporary actresses. She is independent and determined but later she had to lose all the property she earned to the maid.

She is a popular Bollywood actress. Her birth name is Sarika Tagore. She saw the separation of her parents in her childhood. Sarikar's father did not agree to take care of his wife and children. As a result, Sarika has to start acting from a young age. She never got a chance to go to school due to the pressure of earning.

Sarika's first film as a child artist is 'Majhli Didi'. Meenakumari played the role of Mejdidi in the film. Sarika played the role of her daughter Hemangini. After that, as a child artist, she started getting offers for multiple pictures. She also played the role of a boy as a child artist.

But due to the change in her appearance, she could not work as a child artist for long. Sarika realized that this time she had to find another character. She became a heroine at the age of 13 only. Sarika was Sachin's heroine in the 1985 Rajshree production's 'Geet Gata Chal'. In the first film, Sachin and Sarika became one of the most popular couple in Bollywood.

Sarika lived with her mother. Her mother would decide which picture to take and which not. Sarikar's relationship with Sachin became very close. Sarika also wanted to get married, but it did not happen due to her mother's intervention.

Sarika's life was completely under her mother's control. As time went on, Sarika improved her career and became more popular. She also earned a lot of money. But everything was under the mother.

It is alleged that Sarikar's mother not only controlled her, but also started torturing her over time. At first it was confined to the four walls of the house. But as her fame grew with the age of her daughter, she started harassing Sarika in public at different times.

Once she publicly slapped her daughter Sarika in front of the fans. Sarikar's dam of endurance was broken. She decided to stay apart on the same day. At the age of 21, she started living alone out of her mother's shadow. She left the house in one garment without any money. After spending the first few days in her car almost wandering, she gradually settled down to a lonely life.

She was looking for a house in Mumbai to stay. All the brokers she spoke to gave her a piece of news that was completely unknown to Sarikar. They said that she was looking for a house in the area where she had bought six flats. After searching, Sarika came to know that her mother had bought these flats in her own name with all the money she used to give to her mother.

Sarika did not tell her mother about this then. After the death of her mother, she went to take possession of the flats, then another problem arose. All the property was written by his mother in the name of a maid. The maid used to take care of her mother in her last life. Sarika also approached the court about this. But she did not get any property. The maid took all those properties of her earnings.

Later, Sarikar had a talk with superstar Kamal Hasan. Gradually romance from talk. At that time Kamal Hasan and Bani Ganpati were married for almost a decade. Knowing all this, Sarika got involved with Kamal. Neither of them hid their relationship. They also got married after being in a live-in for a few years. She also gave birth to two daughters Shruti and Akshara. But to everyone's surprise, their 18-year marriage broke up in 2004.

Kamal quit acting after marriage. But after the breakup, she started the second innings of acting again. Sarika always likes to look ahead. She is not willing to float in sadness holding on to the hard truth that has happened. So she got success in the second innings of her life. Sarika won a national award for her role as a Persian woman in the 2005 film Parzania. In the next few years, her performances in 'Wet Fry', 'Manorama Six Fit Under', 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', 'Purani Jeans', 'Bar Bar Dekho' were acclaimed.

Sarika is not only an actress, but today she is also a successful costume designer, sound designer and assistant director.

Source: Anandabazar Patrika

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