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Actor R Madhavan, who’s on the 55th Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI) in Goa for the premiere of his movie Hisaab Barabar, opened up about his iconic film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, which was re-released in August this yr to mark its 25th anniversary.
Produced by Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja Leisure, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein additionally starred Dia Mirza and Saif Ali Khan. The movie marked the Bollywood debut of Madhavan and Dia.
Chatting with ANI, Madhavan shared how “heartbroken” he felt when the film flopped throughout its preliminary launch, however stated he was pleased it will definitely grew to become a traditional. The actor additionally expressed that it feels fantastic that the movie was re-released after 25 years and earned greater than it did throughout its unique run.
“When it first launched, it did not do properly; it was a flop. So I bear in mind being heartbroken. I had gone to all of the temples and made positive I had left no stone unturned to make the movie the way in which it was speculated to, nevertheless it was heartbreaking. Little did I realise that fortune and destiny had a giant story for me. It (re-)launched after 25 years and made extra money than it did initially. It is fantastic to be recognised for doing a movie 25 years later,” Madhavan stated.
Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein was launched in 2001. The romantic drama, directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, was a remake of his personal Tamil movie Minnale, launched in the identical yr. A few years in the past, rumours surfaced on-line that the makers of the movie have been planning to make a sequel. In 2020, Madhavan refuted the rumours of a sequel to RHTDM. Songs from the movie, together with Sach Keh Raha Hai, Dil Ko Tumse, and Zara Zara, are nonetheless liked by the viewers right now.
The Shaitaan actor additionally shared an fascinating statement about his films, revealing that at any time when he carried out “romance on the practice,” these movies carried out exceptionally properly.
“At any time when I’ve carried out romance on the practice, the movies have carried out actually good. Alai Payuthey, which was my first movie with Mani Ratnam, the unique of Saathiya, and from there to Tanu Weds Manu – wherever we had trains, the movie has carried out properly for us,” he stated.
In the meantime, IFFI 2024, which started on November 20, is showcasing over 180 worldwide movies from 81 international locations, together with 16 world premieres, three worldwide premieres, 43 Asian premieres, and 109 Indian premieres.
Notably, the organisers have additionally included a tribute program to honour the 100th beginning anniversaries of 4 Indian cinema legends: actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor, director Tapan Sinha, Telugu cinema star Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR), and singer Mohammed Rafi.
The 55th version of the Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI) will run till November 28.