Bobby Deol, kajol, and Manisha Koirala were seen in lead roles in Rajiv Rai's film Gupt. The filmmaker narrated an incident when an actor reprimanded him for casting kajol as a villain.
In 1997, Rajiv Rai's film, 'Gupt'. At that time, this film proved to be a superhit on the screen. The strong performance of the lead characters bobby Deol, kajol, and manisha koirala in this film was highly appreciated. The story of this thriller-action film was so strong that it left its mark on the hearts of the audience. Whoever saw this film would never have imagined that Kajol's role in it would be that of a murderer.
This actor was reprimanded for showing kajol as a villain
When this film was released, many people in bollywood expressed their objection to this decision of Rajiv Rai. Now, in an interview, he spoke openly about this. Rajiv Rai said that amitabh bachchan had expressed his objection to his decision and also reprimanded him.
The filmmaker told in the interview that during a trial show in Chennai, Big B saw Gupt, and after this, he called the filmmaker and scolded him. Rajiv said that the veteran actor called him and said, 'Are you confident about your work in this film? You made your kajol a murderer, are you sure? How can you be so sure?'
The decision to make a woman a murderer in the film was questioned
Rajiv Rai further said in the interview that veteran actor amitabh Bachchan scolded him as he was a senior. The filmmaker said, 'He is a senior, obviously he can scold me'. After this, when amitabh bachchan questioned Rajiv Rai's decision of making a woman a murderer, the filmmaker kept quiet. But Big B asked him to wait for two days till the film releases. When 'Gupt' was released on 4 July 1997, the film surprised everyone with its strong story and proved to be a superhit at the box office.
The film also stars raj Babbar, Paresh Rawal, prem Chopra, Sharad Saxena, and Harish Patel. The film also stars raj Babbar, Paresh Rawal, prem Chopra, Sharad Saxena, and Harish Patel. Kajol's strong performance earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Negative Role), and she became the first heroine to win the award in this category.
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