Veteran actor Nana Patekar has revealed the behind-the-scenes drama that led to his initial exit from the iconic 1989 film ‘Parinda.’ In a recent interview with The Lallantop, Nana disclosed that he was originally cast to play the role of Jackie Shroff‘s elder brother in the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-directed film. However, he claimed that Anil Kapoor, who played a significant role in the film, influenced Chopra to drop him from the cast.
Nana explained that Naseeruddin Shah was initially supposed to play the character Anna, a role eventually taken on by Nana himself. However, when Shah backed out, Nana was set to step into the part. “Anil and I did a lot of rehearsals. I prepared for six months. I recently asked Anil, ‘You asked Vinod to drop me from the film?’ He said, ‘I thought Nana ko kyun star banau main (why should I make Nana the star)? It was obvious that you’d become a star had you played Jackie’s part.’ I told him, ‘Didn’t I tell you that whatever role you give me, I’d become the star anyway. Nobody would look at you,’” Nana recounted.
Despite the setback, Vidhu Vinod Chopra approached Nana a few months later, asking him to take on the role of Anna. Initially angry, Nana eventually agreed under the condition that he could rewrite his part and be paid his market rate. “All’s well between Anil and me these days. But at that time, he was a star. He asked Vinod to drop me from the film and he did. I also walked out. Three-four months later, Vinod came to me. He asked me if I’d play Anna. I first felt angry, then I agreed,” Nana shared.
Nana also mentioned that he has had other issues with Vidhu Vinod Chopra and hopes that every meeting with him would be the last.
Nana explained that Naseeruddin Shah was initially supposed to play the character Anna, a role eventually taken on by Nana himself. However, when Shah backed out, Nana was set to step into the part. “Anil and I did a lot of rehearsals. I prepared for six months. I recently asked Anil, ‘You asked Vinod to drop me from the film?’ He said, ‘I thought Nana ko kyun star banau main (why should I make Nana the star)? It was obvious that you’d become a star had you played Jackie’s part.’ I told him, ‘Didn’t I tell you that whatever role you give me, I’d become the star anyway. Nobody would look at you,’” Nana recounted.
Despite the setback, Vidhu Vinod Chopra approached Nana a few months later, asking him to take on the role of Anna. Initially angry, Nana eventually agreed under the condition that he could rewrite his part and be paid his market rate. “All’s well between Anil and me these days. But at that time, he was a star. He asked Vinod to drop me from the film and he did. I also walked out. Three-four months later, Vinod came to me. He asked me if I’d play Anna. I first felt angry, then I agreed,” Nana shared.
Nana also mentioned that he has had other issues with Vidhu Vinod Chopra and hopes that every meeting with him would be the last.
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