Kabir Bedi is one of the most popular actors who ruled the film industry during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. He is a well-known name in the entertainment world. His role in the 1988 hit film, Khoon Bhari Maang, made him an overnight sensation and changed the course of his Bollywood career. For the unversed, Kabir Bedi shared the screen space with Bollywood diva, Rekha in the 1988 film, Khoon Bhari Maang, which was a box office success and achieved both critical and commercial acclaim. In a recent interview, Kabir Bedi recalled being offered the role in the 1988 film and also shared many facts about his co-star, Rekha.
Kabir Bedi recalls the moment when he got a call from Rakesh Roshan for the role of Khoon Bhari Maang
Kabir Bedi recently sat for an interview with Siddharth Kannan and recalled the time, when he was shooting for another project in Hawaii. During the shoot, he got a call from renowned filmmaker, Rakesh Roshan, who wanted to cast him in his film, Khoon Bhari Maang. Kabir shared how the director couldn’t find any actor, who is okay with playing the role of both hero and villain on-screen. Recalling the old times, Kabir said:
“Khoon Bhari Maang is the film I am most known for. The film was a superhit. I was shooting for another series, called Magnum PI, in Hawaii when I received a call from Rakesh Roshan. He offered me the role of a hero in his film. He then told me that the hero becomes the villain in the movie, and no other hero was willing to do this. He also shared that starring another villain would have no surprise element, which is why he told me only I could play hero and a villain.”