Renuka Shahane was already a recognized title forward of her Hindi debut with Sooraj Barjatya’s Hum Aapke Hain Koun in 1994. She had acted within the TV present Circus with Shah Rukh Khan and hosted one other present on Doordarshan known as Surabhi, with Siddharth Kak. Renuka performed the elder sister, Pooja, of Madhuri Dixit’s Nisha within the blockbuster Hindi movie who will get married to Mohnish Bahl’s character. The household drama, which additionally stars Salman Khan, relies on Rajshri Productions’ earlier hit Nadiya Ke Paar (1982). (Also learn: Renuka Shahane recreates Hum Aapke Hain Koun tune with Devoleena Bhattacharjee, calls her ‘the sweetest.’ Watch)
The actor made her movie debut with the Marathi movie Hach Sunbaicha Bhau in 1992. But it was Hum Aapke Hain Koun which introduced her much more fame. After that, she was typically typecast because the sister, spouse, of bhabhi (sister-in-law) of the lead characters. But she revealed that she knew what she was doing when she signed on for the function of Pooja within the hit movie.
Speaking with Mid-Day, Renuka stated, “Raj babu ji [Rajkumar Barjatya], Soorajji’s father had told me before accepting the role. I was a newcomer and he didn’t need to say this but he explained ‘Once you do this, if you have any ambitions to become a heroine you are not going to get those offers because you will be typecast as someone’s sister or wife. Basically second lead! You will not get the lead.'”
She added, “I was fine with that because I didn’t come with any such aims, I wanted to learn on the job and enjoy myself. I was so amazed that he was kind enough to guide me.” Renuka additionally shared that oftentimes in movies, her character by no means even had a reputation, it was simply as a heroine’s sister. She additionally took extra tv roles within the Nineteen Nineties and 2000s as they have been extra satisfying. The actor even performed the lead within the comedy Mrs Madhuri Dixit on the Zee TV collection.
Renuka, who’s married to actor Ashutosh Rana, was final seen within the Vicky Kaushal-starrer Govinda Naam Mera on Disney+ Hotstar final 12 months. She has additionally directed the Marathi movie Rita in 2006 and the Hindi movie Tribhanga which launched on Netflix in 2021. Starring Kajol, Tanvi Azmi and Mithila Palkar, Tribhanga adopted the tough relationships between three generations of girls in a household.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com