2024-08-25 13:14:29
Just like Ramanand Sagar’s TV serial ‘Ramayana’ has got cult status, so has B.R. Chopra’s ‘Mahabharata’. Even today people are fans of both these serials and their episodes are watched with great interest on YouTube. Be it ‘Ramayana’ or ‘Mahabharata’, every actor became famous by the name of the character they played. In real life too, people know them by the name of the character they played, be it ‘Ram’ Arun Govil, or ‘Mahabharata’s Draupadi i.e. Roopa Ganguly. But do you know that B.R. Chopra had first approached Juhi Chawla for the role of Draupadi? Juhi had revealed this in an old interview, and told the whole story. Juhi Chawla was among the top heroines of the 90s and also gave many hit films. She worked with many big filmmakers and top actors. But her career would have taken a different direction if things had been the same as they were in the 80s. Juhi Chawla revealed that she had given a screen test for the role of Draupadi in BR Chopra’s TV show ‘Mahabharata’ and she had also got the role.
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I had got the role of Draupadi, BR Chopra had said this
According to ‘Indian Express’, Juhi Chawla had told in an interview that she met BR Chopra when her debut film ‘Sultanat’ was about to release in 1986. She had a small role in this film. Juhi had told, ‘I met BR Chopra sahab. His behavior was very good. He was a learned person, and treated me with respect. He took my screen test for the role of Draupadi in ‘Mahabharat’ and actually selected me for it. Then, when I signed ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’, he told me, ‘Don’t do this (my show). Let it be TV, if your film is being made, then work there.’
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There was no knowledge of right and wrong
Juhi Chawla had told that BR Chopra had said this to her because she was confused about what to do. At that time she did not even know what the right option was. So, according to Juhi, BR Chopra was the person who showed her the direction.