Rang De Basanti is a cult classic film that is loved and enjoyed by the audience. The film featured Soha Ali Khan, Aamir Khan, Kunal Kapoor, and others headlining the coming-of-age political action film. The film was released in 2006 and became a huge hit on release. However, at the time of its release, the film’s success was far from guaranteed, according to the producers.
Soha Ali Khan says no one believed in Rang De Basanti
In a recent interview with Zoom, Soha Ali Khan opened up on the uncertainty surrounding the film during its early days. She said that the producers were so unsure of the movie`s prospects that they actually asked the cast to return some of their pay. Spha recalled, “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 we’re not sure this film is going to do well.’ 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.”
Talking about her experience working on Rang De Basanti, Soha shared, “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.”
Soha Ali Khan latest movies
Soha was most recently seen in Chhorii 2, a horror thriller directed by Vishal Furia, alongside Nushrratt Bharuccha, Gashmeer Mahajan, and Jitendra Kumar. The film is a sequel to Chhorii and an adaptation of Furia’s 2017 Marathi film Lapachhapi. Notably, Chhorii 2 marked Soha’s return to acting after a seven-year hiatus, following her last outing in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 in 2018.
