Ranjeet reveals Madhuri Dixit cried & refused to do molestation scene in Prem Pratigya: 'I was waiting for her...'

Veteran actor Ranjeet, who is known for his villainous roles in the 70s and 80s of Bollywood films, revealed that Madhuri Dixit cried and refused to do a molestation scene in Mithun Chakraborty starrer Prem Pratigya.

“She (Madhuri) started crying and refused to do the scene. I was unaware of the situation… some art director had told me. There was a Bengali art director. Our director was Bapu, he was from South. I used to have fun on the sets, like when I would tell my co-stars, ‘darling thoda udhar muh karo mai change kar leta hu (face the other side, I’ll change)’. I was not even used to going to the makeup room. Very normal and all that. I was accepted like that; otherwise, they would say I’m fake,” Ranjeet told ANI agency.

“Then, what happened, there was a handcart. Madhuri ’s father in the movie was poor and used to pull a handcart. The molestation scene was on the handcart. I was waiting for her but nobody told me what was happening. Ultimately, she agreed. Veeru Devgan was the fight master. He said that we will keep rolling the camera: ‘beech mein camera cut nahi hona chahiye (the scene shouldn’t be cut in between)’…Molestation is a part of our job. The villain is not bad. With every heroine, it was compulsory,” he added.

Directed by Bapu, Prem Pratigya, which released in 1989 also featured the late Vinod Mehra and late Satish Kaushik.

Ranjeet is known for his villainous acts in Sharmeelee, Amar Akbar Anthony, Suhaag, Hum Se Hai Zamana, Bandhe Haath and _Namak Hala_l. In his long career, he has featured in more than 500 films. He also starred in recent comedies like Behen Hogi Teri, Housefull 2 and Housefull 4.