Ramesh Taurani recalls how Dil Se became Preity Zinta’s debut film because of Shah Rukh Khan and Mani Ratnam: ‘We had signed her for Kya Kehna first’ | Hindi Movie News
Producer Ramesh Taurani, whose recent project ‘Ishq Vishk Rebound’ hit the big screens in June, reminisced about how ‘Dil Se’ turned into Preity Zinta‘s feature debut.
During a conversation with News18 Showsha, when Ramesh Taurani was asked how ‘Dil Se’ turned out to become Preity’s first big screen debut despite shooting for ‘Kya Kehna’. He shared, “We had signed Preity Zinta for Kya Kehna first, but the film was released a little late.While Kya Kehna was being made, we even cast Preity in Soldier. We had a contract with her that our films would be released first, but then she received an offer for Dil Se from Mani Ratnam and Shah Rukh Khan was the hero. We allowed her to work on that film, but we were clear that their film would come after us.”
He further added, “Dil Se was made on time, Soldier was also ready to release, but we couldn’t do it in August because we had the music for another picture of Bobby called Qareeb, which was to be released in June. Later Shah Rukh and Mani Ratnam called me asking to release Dil Se before Soldier. I said okay, and that’s how Dil Se released earlier followed by Soldier and Kya Kehna.”
Ramesh Taurani further revealed that during their conversation, Mani Ratnam and Shah Rukh Khan complimented Preity Zinta, stating that her performance in ‘Dil Se’ was outstanding. They also mentioned that such a breakthrough would only help her subsequent films.
Helmed by Mani Ratnam, ‘Dil Se’ starred Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala and Preity Zinta in the pivotal roles. It was released on August 21, 1998, and turned out to be a big hit at the box office.
During a conversation with News18 Showsha, when Ramesh Taurani was asked how ‘Dil Se’ turned out to become Preity’s first big screen debut despite shooting for ‘Kya Kehna’. He shared, “We had signed Preity Zinta for Kya Kehna first, but the film was released a little late.While Kya Kehna was being made, we even cast Preity in Soldier. We had a contract with her that our films would be released first, but then she received an offer for Dil Se from Mani Ratnam and Shah Rukh Khan was the hero. We allowed her to work on that film, but we were clear that their film would come after us.”
He further added, “Dil Se was made on time, Soldier was also ready to release, but we couldn’t do it in August because we had the music for another picture of Bobby called Qareeb, which was to be released in June. Later Shah Rukh and Mani Ratnam called me asking to release Dil Se before Soldier. I said okay, and that’s how Dil Se released earlier followed by Soldier and Kya Kehna.”
Ramesh Taurani further revealed that during their conversation, Mani Ratnam and Shah Rukh Khan complimented Preity Zinta, stating that her performance in ‘Dil Se’ was outstanding. They also mentioned that such a breakthrough would only help her subsequent films.
Helmed by Mani Ratnam, ‘Dil Se’ starred Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala and Preity Zinta in the pivotal roles. It was released on August 21, 1998, and turned out to be a big hit at the box office.
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