Overview

• Kabir Bedi says he received a call from Rakesh Roshan on location in Hawaii offering him the lead in Khoon Bhari Maang.
• He agreed immediately after learning that Rekha would star as the film’s heroine.
• Roshan tapped Bedi for the hero-turned-villain twist when other actors rejected the morally complex role.
• Bedi credits Rekha as the heart and soul of the superhit film and says her performance drove its success.
• Despite on-set respect and warmth, the actors never socialized outside work due to Rekha’s guarded privacy.