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Dia Mirza, R Madhavan, and Saif Ali Khan‘s film Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein (RHTDM), which hit screens in 2001, has been re-released in theatres 23 years later. The film was released on August 30 all over the country and has been seeing surprising reactions from fans. Recently, Dia and Madhavan went down memory lane, recalling how the film didn’t work initially leaving them heartbroken.
During an Instagram Live, Dia spoke to Madhavan and recalled, “We were travelling from one place to another for 14-18 hours, constantly going from one place to another. We would often catch up on our sleep on the flight. The film was also shot that way – we had shot in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Mumbai. The film’s release date was announced before we finished the bhaag daud.”
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Dia Mirza also recalled how R Madhavan had already predicted that their debut film would resonate much with the audience. “You had said to me, ‘It is a very special film and it will really connect with the audience.’ I said, ‘I hope so.’ Then the film was released and people did not go to the theatres to watch it. It broke us. It broke our hearts so much because there was so much anticipation, so much expectation. And we worked so hard. But you were right, Maddy. People may not have made it to the theatres, but then they have made time for it over and over again, over the years, and given it so much love.”
In response, Madhavan added, “There are times when you feel what was our shortcoming. It was our first film and we had sincerely worked on it. Then, we started blaming ourselves that had I got fitter or done the film more sincerely, or had the costumes been better… anything. You start looking for the imperfections. It’s been 23 years now, Dia, and for 23 years, the film has been aired on some TV channel or the other. It is there on OTT platforms too and people have watched it somewhere or another. But now, when I see, houseful shows, even after all that, I am confused as to why people want to pay money to watch the film! Why are they coming to the theatres? This means they still want to experience the film on the big screens.”
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