‘Baazigar’ directed by the duo Abbas-Mustan was a major turning point in Shilpa’s career. It was her first film and also earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty took a walk down memory lane on Wednesday as her debut film, ‘Baazigar’, celebrated 32 years since its release. The romantic thriller made her a household name.
Sharing her nostalgia on Instagram stories, Shilpa posted a montage of some of the memorable moments from the film. Fans were treated to glimpses of her iconic scenes with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. It also had snippets of the popular song “Kitaben Bahut Si.”
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‘Baazigar’ directed by the duo Abbas-Mustan was a major turning point in Shilpa’s career. It was her first film and also earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. The movie starred Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role alongside Kajol, Dalip Tahil and Raakhee.
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Loosely inspired by the 1991 Hollywood film ‘A Kiss Before Dying’, which itself was based on Ira Levin’s 1953 novel, ‘Baazigar’ became the fourth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 1993.
The story followed Shah Rukh’s character, a young man on a dark mission to avenge the destruction of his family.
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Shilpa recently recalled one of the film’s most intense scenes, the moment her character is pushed off a building. Speaking at a film festival, she shared, “Akbar Bhai was the action director for the film, and we shot that scene nearly five times. I had a scar on my hip for almost 8-10 years because I had to wear a harness.”
She laughed as she remembered the challenges of filming action sequences in the early ’90s, long before VFX made stunts safer. “Back then, we didn’t have fancy effects. I had to act realistically because the building was actually moving. But the makers wanted to make it even better,” she said. “I think I have died nearly 15 times on screen!”
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