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‘The awful producers didn’t put me up, didn’t pay me’: Radhika Apte on her traumatic film debut

‘The awful producers didn’t put me up, didn’t pay me’: Radhika Apte on her traumatic film debut

Published on: Dec 17, 2025 08:12 pm IST Radhika Apte reflects on her 20-year career, expressing a desire to forget her debut film due to a poor production experience.  Radhika Apte, who has carved out a niche for herself over the past two decades with her versatility across films, recently reflected on her career as she completes 20 years in the industry. Surprisingly, the actress prefers to forget her debut film Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, which featured Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Amrita Rao, and Arshad Warsi, among others. Radhika Apte shares her challenging debut experience in Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, criticising the producers for their treatment. Radhika opens up about her horrible experience in first film In an interaction with Indian Express, Radhika recalled the difficult experience during her first film, particularly blaming producer Sangeetha Ahir for the rough start. “The awful producers didn’t put me up, didn’t pay me. When my mother and I asked them to sign a contract, they said, ‘Arey, even Urmila Matondkar didn’t sign a contract. I don’t …

Exclusive | Radhika Apte says she wants to forget first film Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!: ‘Producers treated me horribly, didn’t pay’ | Bollywood News

Exclusive | Radhika Apte says she wants to forget first film Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!: ‘Producers treated me horribly, didn’t pay’ | Bollywood News

Radhika Apte has completed 20 years in the film industry. However, she confesses she’d like to forget her first film, Mahesh Manjrekar’s 2005 fantasy comedy Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, which also starred Shahid Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Amrita Rao, and Arshad Warsi among others. She blames the producer, Sangeetha Ahir, for the disappointing start to her career. “The awful producers didn’t put me up, didn’t pay me. When my mother and I asked them to sign a contract, they said, ‘Arey, even Urmila Matondkar didn’t sign a contract. I don’t know if she signed or not, but they treated us horribly. Mahesh Manjrekar was a great guy. That’s why I like to forget my film because the production was awful! And I say it out loud,” said Radhika in an edition of Creator X Creator on SCREEN, confessing that she doesn’t like to admit to her first film. Radhika also recalled how she landed that supporting role in Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!. “I was doing a play called Brain Surgeon. It was a good …