Veteran actor, Kabir Bedi walked down the memory lane and revealed a few anecdotes from the shoot of his film, Khoon Bhari Maang. The film completed 35 years and was directed by ace filmmaker, Rakesh Roshan. The film featured Kabir Bedi, Rekha, Shatrugan Sinha, and Kader Khan amongst others, in eminent roles. For the unversed, Kabir made his Bollywood debut with the film, Hulchal in 1971. Since then, he worked non-stop in numerous films and television shows in his career spanning more than 5 decades.
In an interview with Hindustan Times, Kabir Bedi opened up about a few anecdotes from the film, Khoon Bhari Maang. He recalled how the ace filmmaker, Rakesh Roshan called him for the shoot of the film in India while he was in Hollywood. At that time, Kabir has also joked with him about the 'absence of heroes in Bollywood'. But when the actor got to know that he was being cast opposite Rekha, he couldn't resist the offer and said:
“I was in Hawaii shooting for Magnum, P.I. with Tom Selleck when I got a call from Rakesh Roshan, asking me to feature in his film as a hero. I was happy, but asked him ‘Are the actors in Bollywood on strike that you are calling me from America’. That’s because I was not working in Bollywood at that time. He explained to me that if he takes a villain there will be no surprise, and asked me to do it. I just asked who was the leading lady, and agreed when I got to know it was Rekha because she was at the height of her fame at that moment. She was reigning queen. I came back and shot the film and it went on to become one of my biggest hits.”
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During the same conversation, Kabir discussed the film's scene where he tried killing Rekha by throwing her in front of a crocodile in a lake. Recalling the same, Kabir also revealed how young girls got terrified by the same, and mentioned that he was considered one of the most dangerous men on the Earth. He shared:
“I have fans come up to me to talk about the film. Nobody can forget the scene where I threw Rekha to crocodiles. It made a lot of young girls scared of me. After some time, and watching my other projects, they realised I was acting. But at that time, they thought I was the most dangerous man on the planet. Actors like and want to have a scene for which we are remembered forever.”
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For the unversed, since working with Rekha in that film, Kabir shares a beautiful bonding with her. And recently, Rekha and Kabir met each other at an awards show. Thus, the two friends once again became nostalgic about their film, Khoon Bhari Maang, and fans even wished for the film to be remade. However, the actor mentioned in the same interview that he is simply against the idea of remaking the film. Revealing how good film stays forever, Kabir concluded:
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“I don’t think it is a film which needs to be remade because it was so well made to start with. What will they add to it? Good films stay forever, and are often watched again and again on TV or streaming services. Also, there will be no thrill in the remake because you know what the story is, and it has been done well by actors. What new things can you bring? So, I don’t think anyone should make a remake of the film.”
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