The Aamir Khan-Karisma Kapoor starrer Raja Hindustani (1996) completed 28 years on November 11. Directed by Dharmesh Darshan, the film was a huge hit from the first day and enjoys near-universal acclaim. Hence, it’ll be a shock for the viewers to know about the reaction that the film generated during one of its pre-release screenings.
Dharmesh Darshan spoke about it exclusively with Bollywood Hungama on the 28th anniversary of Raja Hindustani . Dharmesh Darshan said, “Rajkumar Santoshi was like a friend of mine, though he was a decade older than me. The producers kept a preview of the film.
He came with 10 assistants, and they laughed and mocked the film. I went to Aamir Khan’s house at night (and told him about the reaction). He replied, ‘I don’t believe it’.
” He added, “Mr Santoshi need not have said anything (if he had not liked the film). He could have kept quiet.” Dharmesh Darshan also revealed, “Later, Mr Santoshi apologized to me a lot of times.
But, at that time, could you imagine how much it must have demotivated us?” Dharmesh Darshan continued, “Look at the ways of the Lord. Santoshi’s Ghatak (1996) was released just 3 days before Raja Hindustani . And by his own words, Raja Hindustani killed Ghatak , be it Pan-India or abroad.
Ghatak is also a successful film. However, the expectations were huge as it was the coming together of Sunny Deol in an action role and Rajkumar Santoshi after Ghayal (1990). Also, it was a mega-budget film.
Raja Hin.
