sharmila tagore and pranab mukherjee were indias honorary guests at a cultural summit in dhaka on may 6 to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of gurudev rabindranath tagore and sharmila has returned deeply impressed by the the interest in the work of tagore in dhaka though she feels there was ample curiosity and interest generated in india for the great event sharmila was more impressed by the deep reverence that the bangladeshis showed for gurudev to them in bangaldesh tagore is as vital as it is to us in india but here we tend to make cultural events a celebrity gallery i was most impressed by their enthusiasm the primeminister of bangladesh sheikh hasina was at the event and though there many dignitaries at the event rabindranath tagore remained the centre of attention at the event this was sharmilas second visit to dhaka she returns to the city soon when a similar cultural summit to celebrate the art and poetry of kazi nazrul islam is being planned says the actress i met several academicians and intellectuals during my brief visit i wish i had the time to see more of bangladesh but i return to the country soon again there are many points of similarities between the bengali culture in india and in bangladesh i think we need to explore those points of similarity at the moment its quits to film acting for the glorious sharmila she was apparently approached to star opposite her old costar soumitra chatterjee in a film by rajshri ojha sharmila has decided not to work in that project i read the script and i didnt like my role much as id love to work with soumitra again at this stage i am looking for new challenges she says she has moved on from acting ive moved away from the whole burden of putting on makeup going in front of the camera i hope its just a phase but at the moment i am not enthused by film acting at the end of the day film is a commerce and films today are for about and by the very young films like vicky donor are very interesting id rather try new experiences like reciting rabindranath tagores lines in dhaka as i did on 6 may sharmila laments the absence of inspiring roles i enjoyed this turkish film called once upon a time in anatolia which i saw in muscat when i chaired a jury at the film festival the film just blew me away it reminded me of satyajit ray it captured the human side of life such films make me wonder why cant we make them religion used to be the opium of the masses now its cinema but where are the roles for me i am content with what am doing im not interested in stereotypical roles look at what zohra sehgal is playing at her age sharmila tagore cant be playing sharmila tagore all her life no no i am not holding my