Actor Renuka Shahane made everyone laugh and cry with her role of the ‘perfect girl next door’ Pooja in the 1994 blockbuster Hum Aapke Hain Koun. Now, she has revealed that there was a time when she was stereotyped for the character. Also read: Renuka Shahane talks about divorce from 1st husband, falling for Ashutosh Rana in her 30s Hum Aapke Hain Koun, directed by Sooraj Barjatya, starred Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan in lead roles. Renuka Shahane looks back During an interview with Filme Shilmy, Renuka said she never felt confined by the role. However, she shared that many casting directors and filmmakers struggled to envision her in roles beyond that. Renuka shares, “People who cast actors could never think I could ever play anything with grey shades or anything which was unkind. So, in that sense, it was very restrictive because, as an actor, I would like to play all sorts of characters. The impact of that role was so big that even the roles that I got on television were pretty much …