When Rishi Kapoor screamed at Juhi Chawla on Sharmaji Namkeen units: ‘Why are you behaving like an insecure actor?’
Juhi Chawla and Rishi Kapoor shared the display area for the primary time in 1992 launch Bol Radha Bol. Now, their final on-screen look goes to be in Sharmaji Namkeen, which is about to have a direct-to-OTT launch. Talking about Sharmaji Namkeen, Juhi couldn’t maintain again her tears because the movie marks Rishi Kapoor’s final undertaking. Rishi Kapoor handed away in 2020. He had shot for a significant portion of the movie; makers accomplished it with Paresh Rawal after his demise.
Director Hitesh Bhatia described his debut movie as a “roller-coaster” journey however has promised that it consists “a mix of ingredients” that makes it a “good film.”
Juhi, revisiting her Sharmaji Namkeen journey, referred to as it a movie that was “so much fun but at the same time, heartbreaking.” She then shared how she discovered it superb that the makers have been centered on finishing the movie it doesn’t matter what.
“A few weeks after Chintu ji (Rishi Kapoor) passed away, Ritesh Sidhwani from Excel Entertainment called me and said, ‘We will take this through to the end. We will not abandon this.’ I was like I am all there for it. I love the film. I loved working with Chintu ji. I was quite heartbroken when he left us. So, with this film, we went through a bouquet of emotions. But I am happy to see that it is complete and set to release,” Juhi expressed.
When requested about her fondest reminiscence of working with the legendary Rishi Kapoor, Juhi smiled and replied, “There were so many incidents… so many. Early in my career, I used to be so in awe of him because I was standing in front of ‘the’ Chintu Ji. I was like a newcomer in front of him. I would forget my lines, fumble and everything. So, I have seen him from then to now.” She spoke about how appearing in entrance of him was all the time a activity for her, however with time, the method turned smoother as she turned extra comfy in her craft.
Narrating her expertise of working with Rishi Kapoor in Sharmaji Namkeen, Juhi mentioned she was all the time scolded by him.
“I always had him scolding me on the sets. Always,” Juhi remembered, including that this time round, she would begin laughing each time he would get indignant on her. “When he started scolding, I started giggling. It was so much fun to work with him. Pyaar se daante hai wo.”
She then spoke about how the script of Sharmaji Namkeen was tailormade for Rishi Kapoor. “When I heard it, I was very envious as an actor. It is such a perfect script for him. The moment I read the script, I could hear him speak these lines.”
Remembering one of many days on Sharmaji Namkeen units, Juhi recalled how Rishi Kapoor screamed at her as a result of she was checking the monitor. The legendary actor referred to as Juhi Chawla an “insecure actor.”
“On the sets, when scenes were going on, Chintu ji was effortless and sparkling. And I was standing in front of him and struggling with my takes. I knew what was happening inside me. I was like, ‘Chintu ji ke itne acche shots hai. Mere nahi aayenge toh not good. (He gave such good shots. If I would not match up, it won’t look nice).’ I would keep running to the monitor just to see ki maine take theek kiya ki nahi. So, Chintu ji was like – ‘monitor is not meant for actors. Why are you behaving like an insecure actor? Hitesh, why are you allowing her to see the monitor.’ I would crack up, but still went and saw the monitor. I loved all that. Great fun,” Juhi mentioned.
Adding to the actor, Hitesh mentioned Rishi Kapoor was towards seeing the monitor. “He would never see the monitor after his shots were done. Even if you ask him, he would say, ‘It is your job. I don’t want to see anything,” he mentioned, including, “I used to enjoy working with him.”
Sharmaji Namkeen will stream on Amazon Prime Videon from March 31 onwards.
