Arjun Kapoor largely grew up in the care of his mother Mona Shourie, and while his father, Boney Kapoor, was a part of his life, he wasn’t present all the time as he was one of the busiest producers in the 1990s. As Arjun grew up, he mostly saw his father on film sets, and in a recent interview, Arjun recalled the time he spent with his father on the set of Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja. The film starred his uncle Anil Kapoor, and Boney’s second wife Sridevi, along with Jackie Shroff.
Arjun addressed Sridevi as ‘Sridevi ma’am’ as he recalled his cherished memories with his father on Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja sets. He shared with Galatta India, “My entire life with my father was being on Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja set. Even by today’s standards, it is one of the biggest films we ever made. The film cost Rs 10 crore in 1992.” Directed by Satish Kaushik, the film tanked at the box office, resulting in heavy losses.
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Arjun continued to speak about the film as he mentioned ‘Sridevi ma’am’ who got married to his father in 1996. “It had Anil Kapoor, Sridevi ma’am and Jaggu dada… Jackie Shroff. Anupam Kher was the villain… And there was a pigeon with Anil chachu in the film whose name was Django, and it was my favourite character at the time,” he said.
Arjun said that he was “infatuated” by cinema after visiting the sets of this film and this was also the place where he spent time with his father. “Roop Ki Rani… was larger than life. It had eight songs, there was a train robbery. His name was Romeo in the film. I was infatuated by cinema from that age when I used to go to that set. And that’s also where I spent time with my father,” he said.
In a recent chat with ABP Live, Boney shared that Sridevi didn’t speak to him for six months after he proposed to her. At that time, Boney was married to Mona Kapoor and was father to Arjun and Anshula Kapoor. “It took me four-five-six years to convince her. When I proposed to her, she didn’t speak to me for six months. She said, ‘You’re married with two kids, how can you talk to me like this?’ But I said what was in my heart, and fortune favoured me,” he said.
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