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'Divya Bharti came crying to my office': Rajiv Rai recalls launching late actor without a screen test, says he rejected her in first meeting

August 10, 2025 7:41 am

Filmmaker Rajiv Rai recalls how he was initially hesitant to cast Divya Bharti in Vishwatma, but later realised her sincerity and potential, which convinced him she would do well in the role.

Director Rajiv Rai recalls taking training under CID after threat calls

Bollywood director was targeted by gangsters, received training from CID, had to quit films and flee the country to protect himself

August 01, 2025 12:02 pm

Director Rajiv Rai -- who made films like Gupt and Mohra -- received threatening calls from the underworld, forcing him to leave India and settle in the UK. Mumbai Police also made him undergo training from Its CID department.

Chunky Panday lost Tridev as he haggled over Rs 1-2 lakh, recalls director Rajiv Rai: 'He is a kanjoos, keeps one cigarette so no one borrows it'

July 30, 2025 3:41 pm

In a recent interview, director Rajiv Rai spoke about how Chunky Panday was very 'kanjoos' and money minded and would often haggle over Rs 1-2 lakh.

Sanjay Dutt's drug addiction got him fired from Yudh; Sunil Dutt kept pleading for his son to be given another chance

July 30, 2025 8:05 am

Sanjay Dutt's drug habit got him removed from Rajiv Rai's Tridev, even though Sunil Dutt kept requesting for another chance. The incident soured the relations between the Rais and the Dutts.

'Asked Amitabh Bachchan to give me dates or I'll trash his film': Trishul producer's son recalls dad's conversation with Big B

July 29, 2025 3:42 pm

A large chunk of the film Trishul had to be reshot because producer Gulshan Rai wasn't happy with how Amitabh Bachchan was being presented; he told the start that he'd throw the movie in the bin if they didn't fix it.

Ahaan Panday deserves Rs 100 crore as his fees, says Gupt director Rajiv Rai: 'An actor must recover his fees in first 3 days of the film's release'

July 28, 2025 9:38 pm

Rajiv Rai offers a sharp critique of how corporate production houses and producers have created a market where actors can command astronomical amounts without any direct accountability.

Friends say Sadashiv Amrapukar was an actor who could transform himself completely

November 04, 2014 11:14 am

Sadashiv Amrapurkar passed away on Monday in Mumbai. His colleagues in the film industry remember the 64-year-old for his unique ability to deliver natural and over-the-top performances.

Bollywood refuses to bow to underworld threats

October 11, 2013 2:48 am

The dreaded calls from the underworld are back in headlines.

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Bobby Deol, Kajol, Rajiv Rai and others attend Gupt's special screening as it turns 25

July 10, 2022 11:25 am

As Rajiv Rai's stylishly filmed thriller completes 25 years of wowing audiences everywhere, here is a look at moments from 25 years of Gupt special screening.

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