Dilip Thakur celebrates 40th anniversary of Subhash Ghai’s ‘Hero’. It was revealed that the film was originally titled ‘Sangeet’ and was supposed to star Sanjay Dutt instead of Jackie Shroff.hindi movie news

Subhash Ghai’s ‘Hero’ will complete its 40th anniversary on December 16, 2023. subhash guy He started his career as a director and made films with Ranjit Vig, NN Sippy and Gulshan Rai. On October 24, 1982, Guy founded his own production company, Mukta Arts.
talk about movies and actors Dilip ThakurRam Kelkar has revealed that he has written a script titled ‘Sangeet’. The film was titled ‘Sangeet’ as it was a musical love story.Sanjay Dutt He had worked with Ghai in Vidhata (1982) and was supposed to star in this film. However, Dutt underwent rehabilitation in the US. Kamal Haasan He was approached for the role, but was busy as he was appearing in a multilingual film. When he was approached by Kumar Gaurav, he refused to grow a beard as he thought it didn’t suit him.

However, Guy believed it was a rough and tough role. Rajendra Kumar (Kumar Gaurav’s father) demanded an increase in remuneration. at that time, Jackie Shroff He was a model and there was talk of him working for Swami Dada. Ghai chose Jackie Shroff for the lead role. Rati Agnihotri withdrew from the film as Sanjay Dutt did not appear in the film. Munmun Sen refused, and so did Sangeeta Bijlani, who was busy with her modeling career.

He went on to add that Meenakshi Seshadri’s report for the film ‘Painter Babu’ was good. So, Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Seshadri have been paired together. The rest of the cast members including Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar and Amrish Puri also participated in ‘Vidhata’. Madan Puri, Manik Irani and Bindu were also there.
The music for this movie was a hit. Lyricist Anand Bakshi and music director duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal have given a superhit song to Hero. The first song ‘Tu Mera Hero Hai’ was recorded at her Mehboob studio. Anuradha Paudwal and Manhar Udhas played back the song. Composer Lakshmikant was confident that all six songs included in the film’s soundtrack would be hits. And that’s what happened.

Sharing an interesting anecdote, Thakur said that while shooting for one of the songs, the choreographer added: Saroj Khan Shroff told Subhash Ghai that he couldn’t get the dance moves right. Mr. Ghai said, “Jackie is a good student. He will keep learning.” And during the Ram Lakaan song, Khan told Ghai that he was right about Shroff.
‘Nindiya Se Aayi Bahaar’ was shot in Ooty in the early morning. Meenakshi Seshadri shot this song despite having a fever of 104 degrees. Ghai met Pakistani singer Reshma at a party hosted by Raj Kapoor. Ghai had her sing Lambi Judaai in her ‘Hero’.
Elaborating further, Dilip said that initially there was not a huge response to the film when it was released. A press show for the film was held at New Excelsior. Some senior journalists made fun of the film. Jackie Shroff was present at the press show. During the break, he sat with his head bowed. But the movie was a hit.
He concluded by sharing that “Coolie” was released on December 2, 1983. It was clearly the combination of Amitabh Bachchan and Manmohan Desai that caused havoc. It took a while for Cooley’s euphoria to wear off. After fading out, “Hero” gained attention and success. The hero completed his Jubilee in Silver in Ganga.