On Thursday, Bollywood actor Sara Ali Khan engaged in a conversation with the legendary footballer David Beckham in Mumbai. The duo delved into Beckham’s dedication to social responsibility and his life journey in a conversation at the Meta office.
Being a philanthropist and a youth icon herself, Sara emphasised the need to exercise social responsibility and applauded Beckham’s commitment. He then added, “when India progresses, the whole world progresses” due to its significant child population. He recounted experiences from Gujarat and heartfelt interactions with children and parents.
In a video clip released on social media, Sara is seen saying, “If one is as big a celebrity as you are, it could get difficult to be seen as a human being. There is so much glamour, there is so much pressure that sometimes it’s difficult to see who you are and I think for your family and children, there is this beautiful personal peace.” Beckham responded to Sara by saying, “Thank you for saying that and I don’t think it has been explained and talked about like this. It’s a perfect description.”
Sara empathised with the audience, expressing how enlightening it was to explore a different side of David Beckham beyond football. Being a celebrity, she too expressed the need to go beyond the glitter and glamour of being a public personality and appreciated Beckham’s attempt to do the same with his documentary. Beckham also spoke about his recent Netflix documentary, Beckham, and revealed why he chose to do it.
Beckham said, “I did a documentary with Victoria where she talked about being working class (laughs)… but the thing about that scene was that we were filming and Victoria never watched the stuff that I did and I didn’t watch what she did.
So, I took my headphones on and I knew the stuff that she was going to say but then I felt that ‘this is my moment’ and it was quite a funny moment.”