Shabana Azmi who is currently enjoying the release of her British film What’s Love Got To Do With It?   in the UK, has said Light-hearted movies are the need of the hour.

The veteran actress in her interview with PTI told that "People forget that I have done humour. I mean, as far back as Shyam Benegal’s Mandi, with the monkey running after me and stuff like that."

She further said: "I did it also in Honeymoon Travels and films like that. But yes, people don’t really associate humour with me although I’ve done it."

 "For me, the lightness of the film attracted me to do it strongly. In today’s times, I think to have something that is all heart and that is light and that makes you feel warm and lovely, I think that’s an emotion we really need to hold on to," the 72-year-old actress continued.

Apart from Shabana Azmi, the other feature cast of the film includes Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson, and Sajal Aly. What’s Love Got To Do With It?  was released in the UK on February 24, 2023.