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Filmfare|April 2021
RENUKA SHAHANE TALKS ABOUT BEING A DIRECTOR AND SHARES ANECDOTES ABOUT HER CO-STARS AND HER PERSONAL LIFE. VEDANSHI PATHAK TAKES NOTES
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My parents used to watch Surabhi and loved it. What they liked most was the ever-smiling anchor Renuka Shahane, who together with Siddharth Kak regaled the viewers for 10 years. The actress made her mark in films with Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) playing Madhuri Dixit’s elder sister. Though strangely, she never capitalised on that success. She married Ashutosh Rana in 2001 and afterwards got busy with her married life. Her sons Shauryaman and Satyendraand kept her busy. She did come on and off in TV serials but didn’t pursue acting actively. Renuka was seeking different horizons and made her debut in direction with Marathi film Rita (2009). Now a decade later, she has made her directorial debut in Hindi cinema with Tribhanga. She has some fond memories of working with Madhuri Dixit Nene, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan in the past and also of directing Tribhanga. She also speaks of her sepia romance with Ashutosh Rana. Excerpts from an all-heart interview

YOU STARTED YOUR JOURNEY AS A CO-PRESENTER IN DOORDARSHAN’S SURABHI. HOW HAS THE JOURNEY BEEN FROM THEN TILL NOW?

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