90s actress Meenakshi Sheshadri reveals: I was asked to leave the film ‘Damini’ after I rejected the director’s marriage proposal

Meenakshi Sheshadri, one of the popular Bollywood actresses of the 90s, has worked in many superhit films. One of these films was ‘Damini’ in which her work was highly praised. During the making of ‘Damini’, Meenakshi rejected the marriage proposal of the film’s director Rajkumar Santoshi, due to which she had to be removed from the film. Meenakshi talked about this during an interview. In an interview given to Zoom, she said, ‘I was taken in the film and I started shooting for ‘Damini’ but then there were issues. I was asked to leave the film. My role was offered to other actresses but they refused to work in the film in support of me and told the filmmaker, ‘It would be wrong if we accept this role in their place. We cannot do this. I remember Madhuri’s name was among these actresses, I do not remember the names of the rest.’ Meenakshi spoke on Santoshi’s proposal Meenakshi further spoke on Rajkumar Santoshi’s marriage proposal and said, ‘Santoshji and I had decided that we will not talk about this. I kept quiet and dealt with all these things because if I spoke, my dignity would have been questioned and this matter would have turned into a fight.’ Meenakshi further said, ‘I thought ‘Damini’ is a big film and I respect everyone associated with it, especially Rajkumar Santoshi because his vision was excellent. When I was thrown out of the film midway, the Producer Guild and Artist Guild stood by me and this way the shooting of the film could be completed.’ ‘Ghaatak’ was the last film Meenakshi was last seen in the 1996 film ‘Ghaatak’. Since then, neither any of her films were released nor was she seen in any Bollywood party or function. Apart from being an actress, Meenakshi, a great classical dancer, has worked with almost every big producer-director. From Amitabh Bachchan to Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, big film stars were her heroes. Apart from Damini, ‘Hero and Ghatak were her hit films. Married to a banker After saying goodbye to Bollywood, Meenakshi married a banker named Harish Mysore. This marriage was registered in New York. After marriage, both live in Texas with their entire family. Meenakshi and Harish have two children, one’s name is Kendra and the other’s name is Josh.

Source link