I signed him for Rs 1.50 lakh ( Rs 150,000), an unheard sum for a debutant back then. Graciously, he invited us over to his home. I was disappointed because even during that first meeting, I was wowed by Shah Rukh's charisma and urged that he at least listen to the subject. I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.īut when I prodded, Shah Rukh informed that he had already signed five films, namely Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Chamatkar, King Uncle, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa and Hema Malini's directorial, Dil Aashna Hai. He responded by saying that he had no dates. When Shah Rukh took the chair opposite us, I told him I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana. I was also moved to tears when I saw people clamber on their chairs and dance with Shah Rukh and Divya Bharti, the song making them deewana too," he remembers. "There was a shower of chaar annas ( 25 paisa coins) being thrown at the screen, their tinkle music to my ears. "I was at the Badal, Bijli and Barkha theatres ( in the Matunga West, north central Mumbai, area) after the film's release, and as soon as the song started playing, the audience went wild," Dhanoa recalls. Going down memory lane with Senior Contributor, Roshmila Bhattacharya, the film's producer Guddu Dhanoa remembers how Shah Rukh came to replace Armaan Kohli in the film and went on to become a sensation. Thirty years later, Shah Rukh Khan, who made his debut with the film, is still the Badshah of Bollywood. On June 25, 1992, Deewana, a love triangle inspired by the 1986 Tamil romantic drama Vasantha Raagam, opened in theatres to a rapturous response. 'I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.' 'He responded by saying he had no dates.' 'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.'
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