Rakesh Roshan recalled how Rakhee nailed her performance in Shah Rukh Khan-Salman Khan starrer Karan Arjun.
Rakesh Roshan’s iconic film Karan Arjun headlined by Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan is all set for a re-release in cinema halls this week. Prior to that, the filmmaker, in a chat with a leading publication, opened up on one of the most iconic scenes featuring Rakhee from the film.
Recalling how Rakhee immediately agree to be a part of Karan Arjun when he approached her for the film, Roshan Sr shared, “I have worked with Rakheeji a lot as an actor also, so I went to her to narrate the story. When I told her the story she asked me if I was there just to get her opinion or cast her. She immediately said yes. It was the pivotal role.”
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The director went on to narrate how the vibration on set changed when the veteran actress performed the iconic ‘Mere bete aaenge’ sequence in the movie.
“The way Rakhee performed and said those lines with such conviction it made the base of the story. Had she just said the dialogue simply, nobody would have believed it, but because she said it with such an impact, it showed in her eyes, we could feel the vibration. That is what made people also want Karan Arjun to come back,” he shared in his interview.
Further, Rakesh Roshan also shed light on why he felt Karan Arjun was different from other reincarnation stories on screen.
The ‘Krrish’ director shared, “Mostly films on reincarnation are made on love stories, this was the first time the film was made about relationship between the mother and two sons. I established that current of lovers meeting again between the two brothers.”
Besides Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, Karan Arjun also features Kajol and Mamta Kulkarni in leading roles.
