Mumbai, March 14 – Veteran actress Himani Shivpuri recalled an interesting anecdote from the early days of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's career on Saturday.
She revealed that King Khan had once worked as a junior artist in a film in which she played the lead role, 38 years ago.
The actress shared a nostalgic post on her social media account after attending a screening of the restored film, "In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones."
The film, written by Arundhati Roy and directed by Pradip Krishen, recently had a theatrical release after several decades.
Sharing the memory, Himani wrote that when she first met Shah Rukh Khan, he reminded her that he had worked as a junior artist in the same film where she played the lead role.
She wrote, "When I first met Shah Rukh Khan, he said, 'Maam, in the film you played the heroine, I worked as a junior artist! Yes, Shah Rukh is in the film, playing a character!'"
Talking about the recent screening of her old movie, "In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones," Himani wrote, "Great! What a magical evening! Watching 'In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones' at INox, Nariman Point! The emotions, the nostalgia, the cast reuniting after so many years. Thank you, Pradeep and Arundhati, for making such a beautiful film, and thank you, Shivy and Shivendra Singh, for beautifully restoring the film! It premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, and yesterday was its theatrical release after 38 years! It was released on Doordarshan in 1988! It features all of us theatre actors from Delhi. It was great catching up with Loveleen, Raghubir Yadav, Khalid, Pradeep, Arundhati, Deepika… the list goes on!"
Along with the post, Himani shared a picture from the screening event, where several members of the cast and crew were seen standing on stage at a theatre.
"In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones" was originally released on Doordarshan in 1988 and went on to achieve cult status. The film featured several theatre actors from Delhi, many of whom later became prominent figures in the entertainment industry.
Himani Shivpuri is widely recognized as one of the most prominent character actors in the entertainment world.
She has appeared in several popular films, including "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge," "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai," "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham," "Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!", "Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon," and many more.