Veteran actor Rakesh Bedi is basking in the glory of his role as Jameel Jamali in Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar: The Revenge. While the character's popularity has brought him recognition, Rakesh revealed that it wasn't the first time one of his performances had captured the public imagination.
He mentioned a Kamal Haasan film, Ek Duje Ke Liye, which was a superhit before the era of social media. Rakesh Bedi talks about his role in the 1981 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama directed by K. Balachander.
Ek Duje Ke Liye stars Kamal Haasan as Vasudevan, Rati Agnihotri as Sapna, and Rakesh Bedi as Chakravarty in supporting roles. The film, released on 5 June 1981, became a box-office hit, praised for its emotional storyline, performances, and memorable music, including the song "Tere Mere Beech Mein."
While talking about his preparation for Dhurandhar, Rakesh said, "For my role in Dhurandhar, I tried to understand how Pakistani leaders speak, what their body language is like, and what their style is. I worked a little on just that. While Jameel Jamali may be a comedic character, that does not mean a stand-up comedian could necessarily portray him effectively. That is an entirely different genre."
