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Nostalgia: When Rishi, Kamal Haasan and Ramesh Sippy crushed on Dimple

There were three men on location who just couldn’t take their eyes off Dimple. Director Ramesh Sippy and his two male leads Kamal Haasan and Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan and Dimple Kapadia (Photo Courtesy: Twitter)
Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan and Dimple Kapadia (Photo Courtesy: Twitter) 

It is no secret that Ramesh Sippy persuaded Dimple Kapadia to make a comeback in Saagar 12 years after Bobby when she gave up her stardom to be Mrs Rajesh Khanna.

Ramesh Sippy pursued her relentlessly until Dimple relented. Sippy also roped in her Bobby co-star Rishi Kapoor who was in love with her during Bobby, and Kamal Haasan. It helped that both the actors played besotted lovers. Because that’s how they behaved on location. They would constantly be at Dimple’s beck and call.

Published: 06 May 2020, 6:30 PM IST

A source close to Saagar reveals, “There were three men on location who just couldn’t take their eyes off Dimple. Director Ramesh Sippy and his two male leads Kamal Haasan and Rishi Kapoor.”

Published: 06 May 2020, 6:30 PM IST

However, the source reveals that neither Rishi nor Kamal had any intention of getting into anything serious.

“They were both married by then and devoted to their spouse. It was Ramesh Sippy who fell in love with Dimple. The whole unit could see his growing affection for her and the concentration he poured on her performance. In every shot he made her look like a dream,” says a source close Dimple.

Published: 06 May 2020, 6:30 PM IST

The result was a highly lopsided film. Saagar suffered from a severe case of Dimple-itis. It flopped. And that was the end of the director’s grand love affair with his heroine and muse.

Published: 06 May 2020, 6:30 PM IST

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Published: 06 May 2020, 6:30 PM IST