Actress Meenakshi Sheshadri, in an interview with Zoom, recalled the time when she was thrown out of Damini, one of the popular films of her career, after she rejected director Rajkumar Santoshi’s marriage proposal. However, she was re-cast in this film due to the support of the producer. Recalling those days, the actress said, she does not consider it a fight but she put forward her point, which she felt was right.
In the interview, the actress said, Santoshi ji and I decided not to talk about it. But the courage to stand up was important because no one should be told that they are no longer needed. I decided to stay silent. I just said that I would not like to comment on it because it is against my dignity to turn it into a fight. This is not a fight.”
Arge said, I put forward my point of view, which I believed in. After this things started changing and we worked as a team. This is a message that I wanted to give to the film industry and the audience that I wanted to give a great film and Damini was going to do that.
Apart from this, on the support received from the producer, the actress said, I respect everyone associated with this film. Especially Santoshi ji because his vision was amazing. In the end, action speaks louder than words. So the Producer Guild came together and this happened.
It is worth noting that Meenakshi Sheshadri is known for films like Muqaddar Ka Faisla, Parivar, Vijay, Shahenshah, Shandar. Talking about the film Damini, she appeared in this film with Sunny Deol and Rishi Deol, which was released in 1992. She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress for Damini. After this, she worked with Rajkumar Santoshi in Ghatak.
