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Yash chopra mahabharat all episodes11/5/2022 ![]() ![]() Fox sought damages of $1.4 million this was the first time a Bollywood filmmaker was taken to court by a Hollywood company over the remaking of a film. Chopra and the production company, Mumbai-based BR Films, denied the charges in court in May 2009 the movie's release was to be delayed until June 2009 by order of the Bombay High Court. Ravi Chopra was served with a legal notice in 2009 by 20th Century Fox, which charged that his upcoming movie Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai blatantly plagiarized the 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny. Since 2006, the only movies Ravi produced after his father's death was Bhoothnath (2008) and Bhoothnath Returns (2013). Then he, along with his father, directed TV series Mahabharat (1988–89) Other films he directed included Mazdoor (1983), Aaj Ki Awaaz, Dehleez (1986), In 1980, he directed the ensemble disaster film The Burning Train, which over the years is considered a cult classic. Eventually, he made his independent directorial debut with Zameer (1975), produced under the family banner, B. He also assisted his uncle Yash Chopra in Ittefaq (1969). Chopra in films like, Dastaan (1972) and Dhund (1973). He said ‘you always wanted to play a good role, at least appear for the screen test’.” And that’s how he finally did the role which would bring him massive recognition across the country.Chopra started his career assisting his father B.R. He asked me ‘what is your problem, I am calling you for screen test, why are you avoiding?’ I told him ‘You need a more experienced person, how can you have a new person playing the mahanayak (Krishna)’. Nitish had gone to PR TV for her dubbing session where he bumped into BR Chopra. Actor Bhagyashree had featured in one of the episodes which was before the release of her debut film, Maine Pyar Kiya. Nitish came back and was assisting Ravi Baswani on the show, Kisse Mia Biwi Ke. She used her wisdom and told Gufi that I was shooting in Kolhapur and she would be able to inform me about his offer only when I return.”Īlso read: Sandhya Mridul: ‘Those who are alone in times of panic, my heart goes out to you’ I told her to say no as I felt I couldn’t do it. I was told to call back my mother who told me that Gufi Paintal had called up, saying they wanted to screen test you for Krishna. In those days, we used to go for outdoor shoots and would get messages only via landlines when we used to come back to the hotel. Opening up about how he dodged the makers for several days, Nitish said, “I was shooting for my second Marathi feature film in Kolhapur. Watch: Nitish Bharadwaj explains Mahabharata’s relevance in present timesĭays went by and again he was approached for a role in Mahabharat – this time for the lead character of Lord Krishna. He said ‘okay, we will think about it when the time comes’.” I told him that I wanted to play Abhimanyu. Before pack-up, he asked me what I really wanted to do. I was convincing him throughout the day that I don’t want to do Nakul and Sahdev because I knew Mahabharata story and wanted to do something better. He said, “He was convincing me whole day to do Nakul and Sahdev. The actor, who was doing Marathi and Hindi films in those days, shared his conversation with BR Chopra. Nitish again got an opportunity to be a part of Mahabharat when he was offered the role of Nakul and Sahdev but he turned it down as he wanted to play Abhimanyu instead. After that, I was jobless as far as Mahabharata was concerned.” Nitish Bharadwaj shares some interesting trivia about Mahabharat. After a few episodes, Vidur is going to be an old man. He asked me to wait till he finished his lunch. ![]() I went inside to meet Ravi ji (Ravi Chopra), we had already done two ad films together and knew each other. He said ‘look at me, I am even wearing the costume and going to give my shot’. I said, ‘How can you play Vidur? They have called me for the shoot’. When I was in the makeup room, Virendra Razdan came up in costume and said he was playing Vidur. Sharing the entire incident, Nitish told Hindustan Times in an interview, “When I was first cast as Vidur, I was called to the Seth studios for the shooting. The actor came to know about the change in cast only when he bumped into the actor who was the final choice to play Vidur. ![]() Much before he was cast as Krishna, Nitish was offered the role of Vidur but the idea was dropped soon after. However, the actor has revealed he wasn’t confident of playing such an important character and dodged director BR Chopra for weeks to avoid giving the screen test. Mahabharat is back on television screens and so is Nitish Bharadwaj as Krishna, almost three decades after he shot for the show. ![]()
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