New Delhi. Karan Johar is often seen revealing the big secrets of many stars on his chat show. Now in the upcoming episode of Koffee With Karan Season 8, he is going to make a big revelation about Sharmila Tagore. His son Saif Ali Khan will also be seen with him in this show. The promo shows that Sharmila Tagore was not the first choice for the blockbuster film.
Actually, we are talking about the 1969 blockbuster film ‘Aaradhana’ directed by Shakti Samant. Released in the year 1969, the film ‘Aradhana’ was loved not only by the Hindi belt but also by the South Indian audience. The film, one of Rajesh Khanna’s 17 consecutive hits, also featured actress Sharmila Tagore in the lead role. The actress called the film the ‘RRR’ of her era. Recently, the actress revealed on Karan Johar’s show that she was not the first choice for the film.
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Sharmila Tagore made a shocking revelation
Talented actress Sharmila will be seen gracing the show in the upcoming episode of Karan Johar’s show Koffee With Karan Season 8. Meanwhile, Saif Ali Khan will also join him. In this show, the actress made a shocking revelation about Aradhana. He said, ‘I chose Aaradhana, in fact I had to fight a war to work in Aaradhana. He decided to cast someone else for the role. They thought I was too young for the role. Oh, and I can’t do that. But later somehow I got the role and the film turned out to be a blockbuster.
Aaradhana starring Sharmila Tagore proved to be a big hit of 1969.
Film to compete with RRR
Sharmila Tagore has made many revelations about this film directed by Shakti Samant on many occasions. Even before this, the actress said in one of her interviews that Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore starrer Aaradhana created a storm at the box office in 1969 by earning Rs 17.85 crore. If we see today, this film earned more than 900 crore rupees. This means that this film can become a film that can compete with today’s film RRR. Sharmila herself also likes this film a lot.
Let us tell you that this blockbuster film of Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore remained in theaters for 3 years. The chemistry of Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore in the film Saav released in 1969 was also much loved. Both were seen together for the first time through this film. Apart from India, the film Aaradhana was also a hit in North-Eastern states. The film was not released in South Indian theaters for 3 years.
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Tags: Entertainment special, Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore
First published: December 27, 2023, 20:40 IST