Amol Palekar refused to cast Nana Patekar after hearing he hit Vidhu Vinod Chopra during Parinda shoot, actor pursued him: ‘I will come to you naked, you shape me…’ | Bollywood News
Many have spoken about Nana Patekar’s fiery temperament in the past, and it was precisely this reputation that almost cost him a role in Amol Palekar’s film Thodasa Roomani Ho Jayen. In an earlier interaction, Amol had revealed that he initially refused to cast Nana in his 1990 film despite the actor’s insistence, as he had heard of a scuffle between Nana and director Vidhu Vinod Chopra during the making of their 1989 film Parinda. When asked if he turned Nana down because of his short temper, Amol told The Lallantop, “I didn’t reject him because of his short temper. That character was far away from being a short temper guy, in fact, that character had a poetic heart, he was very soft. I told Nana, ‘You don’t have softness in your whole personality and you won’t be able to do it.’” However, Nana didn’t take Amol’s criticism to heart and continued to pursue the role. Explaining further, Amol said, “He kept pursuing me. This was the time when Parinda was a hit and his …
