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Mehul Kumar, the veteran filmmaker who shared quite a close bond with the late Raaj Kumar, recently shared an anecdote from the sets of his film Jung Baaz. A film that starred both Govinda and Raaj Kumar in the lead roles. It was their second collaboration together after the 1987 film Marte Dam Tak. Once during the filming of the 1989 action drama, Raaj Kumar turned a shirt gifted by Govinda into a handkerchief, leaving people speechless. While the story is quite famous in the industry, Mehul Kumar, in his recent interview confirmed the same and shared its details.
In an interview with Bollywood Thikana, Mehul Kumar shared, “Once Govinda wore quite vibrant shirt to the set which Raaj Kumar liked. After he complimented the actor, Govinda didn’t get the sarcasm… so the next day, Govinda gifted him the same shirt which Raaj Kumar turned it into a handkerchief the very next day on set and was using it to wipe off his hands and nose. Govinda couldn’t really react to it. I am sure he must have felt weird about it.”
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He also revealed how Raaj Kumar once told the filmmaker about Govinda, “Mehul yeh humesha naachta hi rehta hai (Mehul, he is always dancing).” He further explained: “After hearing this from Raaj Kumar, I laughed and said, ‘he is a dancer’, so Raaj Kumar was like but ‘why does he keep dancing even on the sets?’ He never said this before Govinda though.”
Raaj Kumar, who is regarded as one of the finest actors of Indian cinema, was known for his unpredictable temper. The actor breathed his last on 3 July, 1996, at the age of 69. He is known for his classics Tirangaa, Pakeezah, and Mother India, among others.
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