Rani Mukerji: Hum Tum will always be memorable for Chintu uncle

Kunal Kohlis 2004 romantic comedy film Hum Tum was released in Hindi cinema 16 years ago on this day and actress Rani Mukerji remembered her shooting experience with veteran actor Rishi Kapoor who recently passed awayHum Tum will always be memorable for me because it was the film that Chintu uncle was part of and I fondly remember our shoot in Amsterdam Recently when I met him before his untimely demise we were chatting about the Hum Tum shoot and we were recalling the days of how much fun we had during the Amsterdam schedule Rani said She recalled that Rishi Kapoor took a leap of faith and played actor Saif Ali Khans father in the movieI remember very clearly that for Chintu uncle it was one of the first films in which he had started playing key character roles He took a leap of faith and he agreed to play Saifs dad because till then he was always the leading star Somehow he did this and he was just brilliant as usual and made our film truly special she said Rani shared that she was a huge fan of Rishi KapoorShe narrates her memories of acting with him in Hum Tum saying Chintu uncle belonged to the era when actors never did sync sound and Hum Tum was a syncsound film We were shooting in a house in Amsterdam that had wooden flooring and Dilip Subramaniam was the sound recordistShe added He kept telling Chintu uncle that each time he would take a step in the house the floor would creak and create sound Chintu uncle invariably moved and Dilip would say cut we will need one more But Rishi Kapoor was not used to more takes recalled RaniChintu uncle was just not used to one more take and we used to all crack up because he used to fire him He used to say what the hell is this why is the take not getting okayed and why is the floor creaking He was hilarious It was quite a first for him because he had to actually understand what this sync sound is all about because they used to dub for their films back in the day and these things never mattered she saidRani says Rishi Kapoors demise is a double loss It was a first and we used to have lots of chats and laughs about this I have always been a huge fan of Chintu uncle and his demise has been a double loss for me as somebody whom I knew very well and also as a fan she saidRani feels the film was definitely ahead of the curve by showing progressive portrayal of women in cinemaHum Tum was a very very special subject a very modern subject It was definitely ahead of its time The way my character Rhea reacts at the end and walks away from Saifs characters Karan life when he just randomly suggests to get married because they had physical intimacy it was boldI think that was way ahead of its time for a woman to do this in a Hindi film For a girl to actually walk away from a man and break stereotypes and notions of how a woman should react it was new but it was also much needed to show in cinemaShe feels that the film spoke about a new emerging woman Before Hum Tum we hadnt seen many roles where women were strong and selfreliant like that They would hardly take a stand like that So it kind of spoke about the new emerging woman she said Rani says her character Rhea stood for the modern Indian woman of the timeCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever