It has been 25 long years since the iconic film Rangeela released but the film still feels fresh in our minds and hearts. Starring Jackie Shroff, Urmila Matondkar and Aamir Khan, the film made its way to the big screen back in 1995 and went on to become a super hit. This Ram Gopal Varma masterpiece is still a celebrated film in India. As the film marked 25 years on September 8, RGV got candid about this classic and said he would not want to make a second part as the film was 'near perfect'. 

“Honestly speaking, in all the films that I made in my career and there are plenty of them, I feel I could not have made Rangeela and Satya better than what they are. Rangeela and Satya were near perfect, so I don’t think I would make them again,” Ram Gopal Varma told a news agency in an interview.

He said that the film was an ode to actress Urmila's beauty. He said, “She worked in my Telugu film Gaayam and when I saw her dancing, I felt mesmerised. In fact, she is the main reason why I was inspired to make the film. It was to capture her beauty."

Recommended Read: 25 years of Rangeela: Madhur Bhandarkar recalls learning the ropes of direction from Ram Gopal Varma while working as an AD on the film

Narrating a funny story about one of the hit songs Tanha Tanha from the film, RGV recalled how Rahman and veteran singer Asha Bhosle were stuck in a case of Pehle Aap. “Ashaji sang Tanha Tanha and once the track was finished, Rahman played the whole song and asked Ashaji, ‘What do you think?’ Ashaji said, ‘I think it’s ok. What do you think?’ and Rahman said, ‘I think it’s ok’. These guys kept going on like this. I realised both Rahman and Ashaji were waiting for the other person to praise the song. I could not control my laughter and told Rahman, ‘She is waiting for you to compliment her’ and to Ashaji, ‘He is waiting for you to praise the song’,” the director recalled.

About Aamir's character, he said, "Aamir’s character was based on a guy I knew in college. It’s exactly his story, the way the film turned out to be. Aamir is a meticulous, methodical actor and he takes his characters seriously, like what kind of clothes they should wear and what would be the accent. He worked with (actor-writer) Neeraj Vohra to work on the lines. Full credit to him for that."

On the other hand, Jackie went by his instincts, the director shared. “I don’t think he even listens to the story. He just goes by some gut instinct. I used to think that he does not listen and when I was telling him the climax of the film, he was driving. He suddenly stopped the car and hugged me. It was his way of saying that he loved the ending.”

Talking about how the film’s title came to be, Ram revealed they did not even have the rights when they decided to name the film Rangeela. “Aamir and I used to discuss the title a lot. I remember we were walking down the lobby of a hotel after the shoot and out of the blue I said Rangeela. I felt Aamir did not react so I turned and saw that he had stopped and was looking at me." “He said, ‘What did you say?’. I repeated the title. Aamir said, ‘That’s it, that’s the title of the movie. Interestingly, the title was not available. It was booked for a Mithun Chakraborty film. I got in touch with the producer and he was kind enough to give it to me,” he added.

(Source: PTI)