Soha Ali Khan reveals why Rang De Basanti producers asked the cast to return their fees, ‘we’re not sure this film is going …’

Soha Ali Khan

Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan, who played an important role in the now cult film ‘Rang De Basanti’ along with Aamir Khan, Kunal Kapoor, R Madhavan, is still one of the most loved movie till date.

The movie released in we’re not sure this film is going to do well.2006 was a cultural phenomenon and is still believed a kind of masterpiece that is difficult to remake even after two decades.

In a recent conversation with Zoom, the actress talked about the uncertainty which revolved around the film during the early days. Soha also revealed that the producer of the film was unsure about the film’s likelihood and actually asked the cast to return some amount of their pay.
Soha remembered, “Nobody anticipated it making the kind of money it did or touching people the way that it did. In fact, when we were promoting the film, the producers called and said, ‘Can you return some of the money we’ve given you? Because’

All of us gave money back. We were like, ‘Okay, maybe, sure.’ But that film became a movement. And for me, it was a turning point in my career, something that will always stand out in my journey."

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While taking about her experience working on the film the actress stated, “We shot for about a year, travelling across India-- Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Mumbai. It was a very close-knit crew and cast. We would often wait for hours on set as Binod Pradhan, our cinematographer, took his time, rightly so, to light each shot. Sometimes it took half a day. So we spent a lot of time together. Friendships were formed, and at the time we thought, ‘We’ll be friends forever.’ But now it feels like we haven’t spoken in a lifetime, something I’ve realised just happens over time.”

On the work front, Soha appeared in Chhorii 2 which was a horror thriller movie directed by Vishal Furia, starring along with Nushrratt Bharuccha, Gashmeer Mahajani and Jitendra Kumar. The film marked the actress’s return to acting after seven years break, with her last appearance in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 in 2018