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Mehul had worked with Rajkumar in several films, so he had an idea of Rajkumar’s temperament. When ‘Tiranga’ was being planned, Rajkumar’s name was foremost in Mehul’s mind. At the same time, Nana Patekar fit perfectly in the role of Inspector Shivaji opposite Raj Kumar. According to reports, when Mehul told Rajkumar that Nana Patekar would be in the film, his first line was, ‘I have heard, it is unknown.’