New Delhi. Pradeep Rawat is one of the famous stars of Bollywood. Everyone praises his acting. From 80’s to 90’s he played negative roles in many films. There was a lot of discussion about his villainy in Aamir Khan’s film ‘Ghajini’. He stole the show by playing the character of ‘Ghajini’. Apart from this, he also worked in Shahrukh Khan’s film ‘Koyla’, which proved to be a cult classic after its release. Now Pradeep Rawat revealed that he was stunned to see Shahrukh Khan smoking a lot during the shooting.
Apart from this, Pradeep Rawat also told that during the shooting, Rakesh Roshan used to organize parties every evening and he used to party with the entire team of the film ‘Koyla’. Rakesh Roshan used to eat and drink with the team. At that time, Rakesh Roshan’s son Hrithik Roshan was the assistant director of the film and he used to give the script to Johnny Lever.
‘Koyla’ was directed by Rakesh Roshan. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)
Hrithik Roshan used to bring scripts to Johnny Lever
Pradeep Rawat told in an interview given to Siddharth Kannan, ‘Rakesh Roshan is an amazing person. Then Hrithik Roshan was assisting him in Koyla. I remember that Johnny Lever and my room were next to each other. Hrithik Roshan used to come in the evening to give the script to Johnny Lever. Rakesh ji is a kind hearted person. If every evening is not colourful, then it is not Rakesh ji’s shooting. He used to call everyone and then a gathering would take place. Everyone used to go to discos together.
Shahrukh Khan was a chain smoker
During the interview, Pradeep Rawat also shared the experience of working with Shahrukh Khan. He said, ‘I was not very close to Shahrukh Khan, but he is a wonderful person. He used to smoke cigarettes a lot. I have never seen a man who smokes so many cigarettes. He would smoke half of a cigarette and then throw it away and immediately light another. They also drank it half and threw it away. He was actually a chain smoker, but he had amazing dedication towards his work.
Tags: Bollywood news, Entertainment news., Rakesh Roshan, shahrukh khan
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 20, 2024, 08:27 IST