Actor Juhi Chawla’s profession trajectory would have been totally different if issues had panned out the way in which they had been falling in place within the late 80s. The actor, in an previous interview, had revealed that she had finished a display check to play Draupadi in producer BR Chopra’s iconic TV present Mahabharat, and had additionally bagged the half.
The 1988 landmark TV present was backed by BR Chopra and directed by his son Ravi Chopra. Within the display adaptation of the epic, the function of Draupadi was finally performed by actor Roopa Ganguly.
In a throwback interview, Juhi Chawla mentioned her household knew solely a handful of individuals from the movie business, together with BR Chopra. She recalled assembly the revered producer earlier than the discharge of her debut movie Sultanat in 1986, through which she had a short function.
Juhi mentioned, “I had met BR Chopra saab and he was such a well-mannered, realized man, who handled me with respect. He took my display check for Draupadi’s function in Mahabharat and really even chosen me for that! Then, when Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was signed, he instructed me, ‘Don’t do it (my present). TV rehne do, in case your movie is getting made, work there.’”
“As a result of even I used to be confused, as to what to do, I didn’t even have that data again then on what was the best alternative. So, he was the one who confirmed me the course,” she added.
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was the breakthrough movie for Juhi Chawla. Co-starring Aamir Khan, the film was a significant field workplace hit, establishing each the actors as stars within the making.
Juhi Chawla continued to be one of many greatest feminine stars of the 90s, forming an on-screen partnership with Amair Khan and later Shah Rukh Khan. The 2 now co-own the IPL cricket group Kolkata Knight Riders.
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