IFFI Goa 2024: R Madhavan was 'heartbroken' when 'RHTDM' initially flopped

Actor R Madhavan who is at the 55th International Film Festival of India IFFI in Goa for the premiere of his film Hisaab Barabar opened up about his iconic movie Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein which was rereleased in August this year to mark its 25th anniversaryProduced by Vashu Bhagnanis Pooja Entertainment Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein also starred Dia Mirza and Saif Ali Khan The film marked the Bollywood debut of Madhavan and DiaSpeaking to ANI Madhavan shared how heartbroken he felt when the movie flopped during its initial release but said he was happy it eventually became a classic The actor also expressed that it feels wonderful that the film was rereleased after 25 years and earned more than it did during its original runWhen it first released it didnt do well it was a flop So I remember being heartbroken I had gone to all the temples and made sure I had left no stone unturned to make the film the way it was supposed to but it was heartbreaking Little did I realize that fortune and fate had a big story for me It rereleased after 25 years and made more money than it did originally Its wonderful to be recognised for doing a film 25 years later Madhavan saidRehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein was released in 2001 The romantic drama directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon was a remake of his own Tamil film Minnale released in the same year A couple of years ago rumours surfaced online that the makers of the film were planning to make a sequel In 2020 Madhavan refuted the rumours of a sequel to RHTDM Songs from the film including Sach Keh Raha Hai Dil Ko Tumse and Zara Zara are still loved by the audience todayThe Shaitaan actor also shared an interesting observation about his movies revealing that whenever he performed romance on the train those films performed exceptionally wellWhenever I have done romance on the train the films have done really good Alai Payuthey which was my first film with Mani Ratnam the original of Saathiya and from there to Tanu Weds Manuwherever we had trains the film has done well for us he saidMeanwhile IFFI 2024 which began on November 20 is showcasing over 180 international films from 81 countries including 16 world premieres 3 international premieres 43 Asian premieres and 109 Indian premieresNotably the organisers have also included a tribute program to honour the 100th birth anniversaries of four Indian cinema legends actorfilmmaker Raj Kapoor director Tapan Sinha Telugu cinema star Akkineni Nageswara Rao ANR and singer Mohammed RafiThe 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India IFFI will run until November 28This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever