How did Prem Chopra secure his role in ‘Bobby’?
Prem Chopra shares his experience of working with Raj Kapoor in the iconic film 'Bobby', revealing insights into his memorable role and the enduring impact of his famous dialogue.
“I was left with no other option to choose from and that is why I started my career in acting by doing Nautanki shows like ‘Laila Majnu’ and ‘Harishchandra’.”
Veteran actor Annu Kapoor went down memory lane and shared that late actor Raj Kapoor had charged only Re 1 as fee to act in the 1966 movie “Teesri Kasam”.
Annu shot for an episode of “Superstar Singer” as a guest judge. One contestant sang “Paan khaaye saaiyan humaro” from “Teesri Kasam”.
“The producer of ‘Teesri Kasam’; Shailendra ji was also the writer of all the songs of the movie. Also, Raj Kapoorji charged a fee of Re 1 to act in the movie which turned out to be a huge blockbuster of its era,” Annu said.
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Talking about himself, the “Mr. India” actor said: “I started my career with Nautanki in helplessness as I belonged to a not so financially strong family. But because my father did not have enough money hence, I could not do IAS.
“I was left with no other option to choose from and that is why I started my career in acting by doing Nautanki shows like ‘Laila Majnu’ and ‘Harishchandra’.”
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