Rehnna Hai Terre Dil Mein: Dia Mirza, R Madhavan Recall Feeling 'Heartbroken' When Film Failed

RHTDM Re-release: The film was initially released in 2001 and marked the Bollywood debuts of both R Madhavan and Dia Mirza. 23 years after the original release, Rehnna Hai Terre Dil Mein has made a comeback on the big screens. Ahead of the re-release, the actors reunited virtually and took a walk down memory lane to share what they felt about the film's initial release.

Dia Mirza recalls being 'heartbroken; when Rehnna Hai Terre Dil Mein failed at the box office

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R Madhavan and Dia Mirza did a special Instagram live interaction to mark the re-release of the film. During the virtual chat, the duo shared their experiences working in RHTDM. Dia recalled, "We were travelling from one place to another for 14-18 hours, constantly going from one place to another. We would often catch up on our sleep on the flight. The film was also shot that way - we had shot in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Mumbai. The film's release date was announced before we finished the bhaag daur."
 

She also remembered how Madhavan had predicted that the film would connect with the audiences, and how it has come true despite the initial failure. She then shared, "We had got 5 mins of peace amid the madness, and you had said to me 'it is a very special film and it will really connect with the audience'. I said, 'I hope so'. Then the film released and people did not really go to the theatres just to watch it. It broke us; it broke our hearts so much because there was so much anticipation, so much expectation. And we worked so hard."

Dia Mirza added, "But you were right, Maddy. People may not have made it to the theatres, but then they have made time for it over and over again, over the years and given it so much love." Madhavan then said in Hindi, "There are times when you feel what was our shortcoming. It was our first film and we had sincerely worked on it. Then, we started blaming ourselves that had I got fitter or done the film more sincerely, or had the costumes been better... anything. You start looking for the imperfections.

Dia Mirza- R Madhavan spill beans on Rehnna Hai Terre Dil Mein sequel

They also reacted to fans' comments during the live chat. When one of the fans asked them about Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein part 2, Dia Mirza said, "Kaun Banayga?" To this, Madhavan replied, "Yaar Dar yeh hai na ki we should it better than the original one. Warna na humko itni gaaliyan padegi"

RHTDM 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. The film also starred Saif Ali Khan in a key role.

(With inputs from agencies)