Actor Monica Bedi could have been a part of filmmaker Rakesh Roshan\u2019s superhit film Karan Arjun had she not torn away his visiting card and had known that Rakesh is not just an actor but also a filmmaker. Monica made her acting debut with the Telugu film Taj Mahal. She entered the Hindi film industry with the 1995 film Surakshaa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, Monica shared with Siddharth Kanan that she met Rakesh at filmmaker Subhash Ghai\u2019s Holi party. Recalling the meeting, the actor said, At Subhash Ghai\u2019s Holi party, Rakesh Roshan walked up to her. She knew him as an actor, she had even watched his films. But she didn\u2019t know he is also a director-producer. So, he came to her and did some small talk. Rakesh gave Monica his card and told her to come and meet him the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Monica had no clue that Rakesh is also a filmmaker, she got suspicious when he asked her to meet him. She failed to understand why Rakesh was calling her over. She said she tore the card and threw it away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was only a few months later that Monica Bedi got to know what she lost by not paying heed to Rakesh Roshan\u2019s invitation. After a few months, Monica\u2019s manager asked her, Why didn\u2019t she go to meet Rakesh? He was making this film called Karan Arjun and wanted Monica for the role which Mamta Kulkarni played opposite Salman Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not just this, Monica could have gotten a perfect entry into the Hindi film industry as she was discovered by the legendary star Manoj Kumar. But she lost that opportunity too, as the film for which Manoj had signed her, never took off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manoj Kumar discovered Monica Bedi. Kumar was making a film with his son and he saw Monica where she used to learn Kathak and he met her and her mother through Monica\u2019s dance guru. He asked Monica\u2019s mother, that he was making a film, will she allow her daughter to be a part of it? The film never took off. It was not his fault. Monica said sometimes things don\u2019t happen the way one plans them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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