Leading lady of original Shaukeen, Rati Agnihotri, to do cameo in remake
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Upala KBR (DNA; May 21, 2014)
Remember Rati Agnihotri emerging out of the sea in a sexy yellow
swimsuit in Basu Chatterjee’s Shaukeen (1982)? Now the actress returns
with a special role in the remake.
The new Shaukeen stars Akshay Kumar in Mithun Chakraborty’s role and Lisa Haydon in Rati’s role. Talking about her role in the remake, the actress says, “The director and producer came to me with the narration and were shocked when I said yes without hesitation. It’s not about the role but my own special connection with the film. Each actor has their own special list of films and Shaukeen figures on the list of my own personal special films. I didn’t even ask about the role. In fact, I didn’t even know if it was just a walk-in part in the background,” she laughs. “I just knew that I wanted to be a part of it! If they had offered me one shot also I would have done it.”
Rati says she’s happy that Lisa Haydon is playing her
role in the remake. “Lisa looks sexy and I’m sure she will do justice to
my role. I don’t think it’s fair to compare one actor to another.”
The actress was considered a sex symbol of her time, like Lisa is today. She smiles, “Yes, I guess when I wore those white shorts people thought I looked sexy. We shot that scene 35 years ago. It was great fun working with such stalwarts (Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and AK Hangal). Basu da was not just a brilliant director but also a jolly guy to work with.”
Rati says she has some happy memories of Shaukeen which she will always remember. “I was dating my husband at the time and only my sister-in-law and a couple of friends knew about our relationship.”
About the famous swimsuit scene, she says, “Dad was very irritated that Basu da insisted I wear it. It was not common to be wearing a swimsuit then. But I was a state level swimming champion and I was comfortable with wearing one. We were shooting at Ruia Park on the sands. Dad happened to drop by and was shocked to see me in a swimsuit. Initially he was like no way is Rati wearing it but then he and Basu da started arguing and shooting was held up. Basu da said I couldn’t be shown coming out of the water in a sari! Finally, dad saw logic and we shot the scene.”
Coming to the remake, she adds, “After 14 years, I met the DOP of the Shaukeen remake, Madhu Ambat, with whom I had worked. So yes, there are so many connects to Shaukeen. Our’s had its own place. It will be good if the new one will outdo the original. It has so much energy!”
The new Shaukeen stars Akshay Kumar in Mithun Chakraborty’s role and Lisa Haydon in Rati’s role. Talking about her role in the remake, the actress says, “The director and producer came to me with the narration and were shocked when I said yes without hesitation. It’s not about the role but my own special connection with the film. Each actor has their own special list of films and Shaukeen figures on the list of my own personal special films. I didn’t even ask about the role. In fact, I didn’t even know if it was just a walk-in part in the background,” she laughs. “I just knew that I wanted to be a part of it! If they had offered me one shot also I would have done it.”
Rati says she’s happy that Lisa Haydon is playing her
role in the remake. “Lisa looks sexy and I’m sure she will do justice to
my role. I don’t think it’s fair to compare one actor to another.”The actress was considered a sex symbol of her time, like Lisa is today. She smiles, “Yes, I guess when I wore those white shorts people thought I looked sexy. We shot that scene 35 years ago. It was great fun working with such stalwarts (Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and AK Hangal). Basu da was not just a brilliant director but also a jolly guy to work with.”
Rati says she has some happy memories of Shaukeen which she will always remember. “I was dating my husband at the time and only my sister-in-law and a couple of friends knew about our relationship.”
About the famous swimsuit scene, she says, “Dad was very irritated that Basu da insisted I wear it. It was not common to be wearing a swimsuit then. But I was a state level swimming champion and I was comfortable with wearing one. We were shooting at Ruia Park on the sands. Dad happened to drop by and was shocked to see me in a swimsuit. Initially he was like no way is Rati wearing it but then he and Basu da started arguing and shooting was held up. Basu da said I couldn’t be shown coming out of the water in a sari! Finally, dad saw logic and we shot the scene.”
Coming to the remake, she adds, “After 14 years, I met the DOP of the Shaukeen remake, Madhu Ambat, with whom I had worked. So yes, there are so many connects to Shaukeen. Our’s had its own place. It will be good if the new one will outdo the original. It has so much energy!”
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