Renuka Shahane reveals Rajkumar Barjatya warned her towards taking part in a ‘Bhabhi’ in Hum Aapke Hain Koun: ‘You don’t know the trade…’ | Hindi Film Information

Renuka Shahane, identified for her performances in Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Masoom, and Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha, lately shared how she was warned towards taking on the position of Pooja Chaudhary in Sooraj Barjatya’s 1994 blockbuster.
In an interview with Fever FM, Renuka recalled that Rajkumar Barjatya, Sooraj Barjatya’s father, had suggested her towards taking part in a ‘bhabhi’ (sister-in-law) on display if she aspired to develop into a heroine. “Babuji (Rajkumar Barjatya) informed me fairly frankly, ‘You’ll get a number of sister-in-law roles. In case you don’t get the principle lead, suppose 10 occasions earlier than taking on this position. You don’t know the trade, however that is the way it works. If you wish to develop into a heroine, don’t do that movie,’” she revealed.
Nevertheless, Renuka was unfazed by the warning. “I informed him, ‘I need to do that movie. I didn’t come right here to develop into a heroine; I got here as an actor from theatre. For me, each character is necessary. Whether or not as an actor, author, or director, characters drive tales.’ I by no means had these illusions or ambitions,” she mentioned, including that she by no means felt aggressive within the trade.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun, directed by Sooraj Barjatya, featured an ensemble solid led by Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit within the iconic roles of Prem and Nisha. The movie additionally starred Renuka Shahane, Mohnish Bahl, Anupam Kher, Alok Nath, Reema Lagoo, and Bindu in pivotal roles. The movie turned one of many highest-grossing Bollywood motion pictures of all time within the Nineties.

Renuka made her directorial debut in 2009 with the Marathi movie Rita, primarily based on her mom Shanta Gokhale’s novel Rita Welingkar. She later directed Tribhanga (2021), a multi-generational story that includes Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, and Mithila Palkar.

She’s going to subsequent be seen in Dupahiya, a comedy collection directed by Masaba Masaba filmmaker Sonam Nair. The nine-episode present stars Gajraj Rao, Bhuvan Arora, Sparsh Shrivastav, Shivani Raghuvanshi, and Yashpal Sharma.