Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Rekha starrer Silsila is one of the most loved Hindi movies of all times. It was a flop at the box-office at the time of its release but in the present times, it has attained the status of a classic.
The movie was based on the subject of an extra-marital affair and it was directed by Yash Chopra. Recently in an interview, the senior actor Ranjeet revealed that Jaya Bachchan wasn’t the first choice for the role.
Ranjeet who has played many negative characters in his acting career used to share a great bond with Parveen Babi and he stated that Parveen Babi was the original choice for the role but she was removed at the last moment just because of a gimmick controversy. Ranjeet stated that Parveen Babi was heartbroken when she was ousted from the movie.
Ranjeet stated, “She (Parveen Babi) was my dear friend… she was all alone. She was a beautiful lady. Always smiling and we used to call her ‘fawada’ because of her teeth… Once she was very upset and she was crying. I asked her ‘Kya hua Parveen? (What happened Parveen?)’ We were in Kashmir. I don’t mind quoting because it’s a fact. A film was made, Silsila, and Parveen Babi was the original heroine but she was asked to leave. And because of a gimmick controversy, they cast Rekha and Jaya Bhaduri in the film, otherwise it was Parveen and Rekha.”
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