The release of director Ram Gopal Varma’s romantic comedy film Rangeela has completed 30 years. The movie was released on 8 September 1995. It featured Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar and Jackie Shroff in the lead roles. It was also released by dubbing in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.
The film Rangeela made a rush at the box office with the release. Apart from the audience, the film also received good reviews from the critics. It is said that director Ram Gopal Varma did not trust this film to be a hit at all. He was not even happy with the cast of the film and the day the film was Muhurta, he went home and cried a lot. He wanted to take Sridevi in it, but he did not accept and cast Urmila Matondkar. However, the film earned more than expected and later Urmila became her favorite heroine.
The film Rangeela was rejected by 3 heroines
Director Ram Gopal Varma wrote the story of the film Rangeela keeping Sridevi in mind. When he told him the story, he did not enjoy him and refused to work. Ramu made a change in the story and he again met Sridevi, but he still did not listen. Ramu’s heart broke. He then approached Ravin Tandon, refusing to work. He also spoke to Manisha Koirala, but did not benefit. Ramu then stopped searching for the heroine. Urmila Matondkar came to know that Ramu needs a heroine for Rangeela. She reached the office to meet him. Urmila was not very popular in those days. Ramu played music without saying anything and asked to dance. He danced so that Ramu finalized him for the film. The film turned back to Urmila’s luck. At the same time, this movie also made Aamir Khan and Jackie Shroff as stars.
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Funny stories related to the film Rangeela
In order to show his look different in the film Rangeela, Aamir Khan wore clothes from his friends by borrowing clothes. The clothes he dressed in the entire film was used and old. Not only this, he had even told the makers that there is no need to buy clothes, they will ask for their friends.
– Fashion designer Manish Malhotra’s Rangila was the first film in which she designed outfits for an actress. He then worked as a designer in many Bollywood films. Today he is a considering fashion designer. At the same time, few people know that composer AR Rahman made his Hindi films debut with the film Rangeela.
– Ram Gopal Varma approached Salman Khan for the supporting role in the film, but he was not ready. Jackie Shroff was then signed. Let us know that the budget of the film was 5 crores and it did a business of 33.45 crores, making a splash at the box office. She was one of the most earning films of 1995.