‘MS Dhoni is my favourite’: Mandira Bedi, India’s first female cricket analyst, explains why she enjoys speaking to Mahi
cricket analyst. She was encouraged to ask any questions, believing that viewers at home might have similar queries.“I'm not supposed to represent a purist; I'm supposed to represent the common person, common person," she thought.However, when Bedi posed these questions, the experts beside her often ignored her and continued speaking without acknowledging her input.
This lack of recognition hurt her confidence, she said.“At the end of every show, I would put my head down, and I would cry," she added.Mandira Bedi debuted in one of the most iconic Bollywood movies, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ). In her first film, she worked with Shah Rukh Khan.“It was lovely shooting with with with Shahrukh Khan because he just made you feel so comfortable.
He's such a natural and he was so kind. Even with my retakes with the song, he was just very sort of very accommodating and very nice and casual," she said.Milestone Alert!
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