Madhuri Dixit names the one film of hers she would like to remake: ‘Alag hi kahaani thi’

Madhuri Dixit, during a virtual interaction with her fans, was asked which film of hers she would like to remake. After some thought, she felt that Sailaab has the potential to be made again. However, she also said that the film industry needs ‘fresh ideas and fresh writing’.

In a video shared on her YouTube channel, Madhuri Dixit was seen answering rapid fire questions posed by a fan. On being asked about the film of hers that she would like to remake, she took some time to think, before naming Sailaab.

She said, “I don’t know, it’s very difficult to say. Let’s throw this question to you guys. Which film would you like to be seen as a remake again?” As her fans named Wajood and Aaja Nachle, she said, “Pata hai, ek aur film thi, jiski kahaani bohot achchi thi. Uska gaana bohot popular hua, Humko Aaj Kal Hai Intezaar. Sailaab. Alag hi kahaani thi uski, woh ban sakti hai phir se (You know, there was another film whose story was very nice. Its song – Humko Aaj Kal Hai Intezaar – became very popular. Sailaab. The story was very different, maybe that can be remade).”

“But I don’t know, it’s very hard to… I think some things are best left the way they were, instead of trying to remake them. We need fresh ideas and fresh writing. Nayi soch, naye scripts (New ways of thinking and scripts)…we need that,” she added.

Madhuri also revealed the song that is stuck in her head. She named Bajre Da Sitta and said, “Because I did one Reel for it and that song got stuck in my head after that. That makes you realise that our folk songs and tunes have so much impact on us. It connects us to our soil. And I just can’t get over that song, I just keep humming that all day long. Koi bachao mujhe, iss song se nikalo (Someone save me, get this song out of my head)! I want to sing something else. But that’s been stuck in my head.”

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On being asked to choose between Dil To Pagal Hai and Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Madhuri could not pick a favourite. “These are two very different movies, though both were musicals. Both have very, very good music. One, I would say, was more modern and about love, and the other was more about traditions, being from an Indian family and how we connect to each other. That was more like a family film, this was more like a romantic film. It’s very hard to choose from both, because both had wonderful directors, wonderful co-stars and we had a blast shooting both the movies. So, for me, they are on equal footing.”

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