Veteran actress Madhoo revealed that her role in the 1993 action drama ‘Pehchaan’ was initially rejected by Karisma Kapooralong with many other leading actresses of the time. The actress recently opened up about how the part finally came to her. Let’s learn more about what he revealed.
Madhoo reveals Karisma Kapoor turned down ‘Pehchaan’ role
Speaking to IANS, Madhoo shared that after learning that many leading ladies had turned down the part of Tina Verma, he decided to do the role. He told IANS, “The more people told me that the main actors turned it down, the main heroes turned it down. Obviously I wasn’t the first choice, I guess; they went to a lot of people at the time. They all said no, and then it came to me. The more I learned that different actors turned down the role, the more I was sure that I wanted to do it, so I was proud of the film.“When asked who all turned down the role, the ‘Roja’ actor added, “One of the names I know is Karisma Kapoor and I don’t know who else.
More about ‘Pehchaan’
Talking about ‘Pehchaan’, produced under the direction of: Deepak Shivdasanithe stars of the project Sunil Shetty:, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shirodkarand Madhoo in key roles, along with Raza Murad, Kiran Kumar, Siddharth RayAvtar Gill, and Beena Banerjee as the supporting cast. Anand Milind composed the music for the film, while Sameer penned the lyrics. The movie was released in theaters on October 8, 1993.
Madhoo’s film journey
Madhoo made his Hindi film debut in ‘Phool Aur Kaante’ in 1991 opposite Ajay Devgn. After this, he became a part of several hits, including ‘Roja’ (1992), ‘Allari Priyudu’ (1992), ‘Yoddha’ (1992), and ‘Gentleman’ (1993).