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The OG villain of the 70s and 80s Gopal Bedi, famously recognized by his display identify Ranjeet, just lately talked in regards to the golden period. In a chat with information company ANI, the actor opened up about how he, regardless of being a teetotaler, hosted events virtually daily at his Juhu bungalow for B-town’s largest stars together with Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Sanjay Khan, Feroz Khan, Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, and extra. The veteran actor stated, “My parents lived in Delhi and I lived in Juhu, so everyone would gather there in the evening. There were no inhibitions or formalities or whatever.” Ranjeet additionally defined how actresses used to cook dinner numerous delicacies at these get-togethers. “Reena Roy would make paranthas, Parveen Babi would make drinks, Moushumi Chatterjee would make fish, Neetu Kapoor would make bhindi, it used to be that kind of atmosphere,” he added.

Ranjeet additionally revealed, “People like Rajesh Khanna would drink one-two bottles in one night,” and talked about that by the point Ranjeet would come residence after working a number of shifts, the occasion would already be in full swing. He additional expressed, “I was blessed. I believe that the house that welcomes guests is blessed by god. I had enough space in my bungalow to entertain people. There was enough staff also.”

Ranjeet highlighted his capacity to juggle a number of shifts, even amidst these enjoyable late-night events. He shared that a number of lead actors would typically get up late, round 2 pm, regardless of having a ten am shift, enabling him to have interaction in a number of tasks concurrently. This flexibility allowed the actor to pursue a number of alternatives concurrently, he shared.

In the identical interview, Ranjeet additionally shared that previously, there have been no devoted dialogues written for villain roles. The consideration was squarely on the lead actors. “The [villain’s] dialogues were spontaneous and impromptu. I came up with those lines on my own. There were no dialogues written for villains, they were only meant for heroes and heroines,” he shared. 

Speaking about right now’s movies and exhibits, the veteran actor stated: “If you see today’s film, it appears as if they’ve removed the original scenes and replaced them with item numbers and molestation scenes. Back in the day, Bindu and Helen performed cabaret dance in films, but they were extremely graceful. Waheeda Rehman ji’s dance sequence in Guide was so elegant…” 

Ranjeet has been a part of several 70s and 80s hit films such as Gaddaar, Aap Ki Kasam, Haath Ki Safai, Aakhri Insaaf, Khoon Aur Paani, among others.