Veteran actor Ranjeet had a rather peculiar style of speaking that came into the forefront all over again in Sajid Khan’s Housefull 2. He was the go-to villain of Hindi cinema back in the 70s and 80s. And in an interview with ANI, the actor recalled the times when all the big stars of the industry partied at his home.

He revealed, “My parents lived in Delhi and I lived in Juhu, so everyone would gather there in the evening. There were no inhibitions or formalities or whatever. Name any hero and he was there.”

The actor added, “ Reena Roy would make paranthas, Parveen Babi would make drinks, Moushumi Chatterjee would make fish, Neetu Kapoor would make bhindi, it used to be that kind of atmosphere. People like Rajesh Khanna would drink one-two bottles in a night… I was blessed. I believed that the house that welcomes guests is blessed by god. I had enough space so I would entertain people. There was enough staff also.”

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Madhuri Dixit

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 is known for his villainous acts in Sharmeelee, Amar Akbar Anthony, Suhaag, Hum Se Hai Zamana, Bandhe Haath and Namak Halal. 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.