When Hema Malini injured Kranti co-star Parveen Babi, says ‘she was a delicate girl': ‘Everyone said khoon baha hai, film hit hogi'
Veteran actor Hema Malini has worked with late legendary actor Parveen Babi in several films, including their 1981 action drama Kranti, alongside Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, and Shashi Kapoor. In a recent interview, Hema recalled an incident from the first day of the film's shoot, when she accidentally injured Parveen during a sword scene. The actor revealed that her hand started bleeding, and it means that the movie will be a superhit, a superstition during that era.
During a conversation with HT City, she shared, 'In Kranti, Parveen Babi was there. It was the first day of shooting. I had a scene with her in which we were fighting in a sequence with swords. She was a very nice, sweet girl. But, the fight master keeps inspiring because they want a more aggresive act. When she did it, uske haath mein laga (she got hurt). She got a cut on her finger, I felt so bad. Itna darr gayi thi main ki pata nahi kya hogaya (I got so scared).'
Hema Malini further added that while it wasn't a real sword, Parveen Babi was rather a fragile girl. 'It was just a sharp edge. She is a very delicate girl. Usko laga toh main pareshaan hogayi, sab mujhe sambhaalne lage (I got so worried that everyone started paying attention to me). That's why Parveen and me became very good friends,' she said.
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The veteran actor also revealed that after the incident, everyone on the sets assumed that Kranti would be a hit at the box office. 'Khoon baha, khoon behgaya toh picture hit hai, aisa bolte the vahan (there was a superstition that if someone bleeds, the film would be a hit). I didn't do it purposely, it just happened! These were all small incidents that I remember now. Nearly 200 films I have acted, each film has had such beautiful songs, if you talk to me, there are so many stories to tell,' she concluded.
For the unknown, their film Kranti was a huge hit and also emerged as the biggest hit of the year and that decade.
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