Juhi Chawla is known for her beauty and good looks. The gorgeous actress always got compared to her contemporaries, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor and many more. In fact, in the 1990s, their rivalry was well-known, and many took advantage of it. Recently, the director, Dharmesh Darshan, revealed that Juhi Chawla refused to do his super hit film, Raja Hindustani, for a big reason.
Recently, in an interview with Lehren Retro, the director, Dharmesh Darshan, shared an anecdote with Juhi Chawla. He revealed that she was the first choice for Raja Hindustan, but she played hard to get. When he told her about the film, she said that it was just a normal film. To this, the director cited the example of then- then-released superhit film, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, in which Madhuri Dixit's character stood out. To this, Juhi instantly said:
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"But you’re not Sooraj Barjatya."
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Dharmesh revealed that this remark pinched him and he told Juhi straightaway, 'And you’re not Madhuri Dixit'. After this, Juhi backed out from the film, the director further added that a day later she apologised to him.
Juhi and Madhuri were never spotted together in the '90s. However, in 2010, they buried their differences as they starred together in Soumik Sen's 2014 action film, Gulaab Gang. They had even made an appearance on Karan Johar's show, Koffee With Karan.
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On the work front, Juhi was last seen in the Netflix film, Friday Night Plan!
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