Actress
Juhi
Chawla,
who
is
sharing
the
screen
space
with
her
once
arch
rival
Madhuri
Dixit
for
the
first
time
in
Gulaab
Gang,
calls
the
dhak
dhak
girl
her
"one
of
the
best
co-stars" so
far.
Loosely
based
on
Uttar-Pradesh
based
Sampat
Pal's
"Gulabi
Gang",
which
works
for
the
women's
betterment,
Gulaab
Gang
features
Madhuri
in
the
main
lead,
and
Juhi
in
a
negative
role.
"I
enjoyed
working
in
Gulaab
Gang
because
I
was
working
with
Madhuri
in
the
film.
First
time
we
shot
the
scenes
with
each
other," Juhi
said
here
Tuesday
at
the
wrap-up
party
of
the
film.
"I
think
she
(Madhuri
Dixit)
has
been
one
of
my
best
co-stars," Juhi
added.
Juhi
made
her
acting
debut
in
1986
with
Sultanat,
while
Madhuri
started
acting
with
1984
film
Abodh.
But
both
the
actresses
had
their
first
commercial
hits
in
1988
-
Juhi
made
it
big
with
Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak,
while
Madhuri
rocked
the
nation
with
her
Ek
do
teen" number
in
Tezaab.
Post
that,
both
gave
many
hits
-
If
Juhi's
Oeuvre
boasts
of
films
like
Darr,
Yes
Boss,
Deewana
Mastana,
Hum
Hain
Rahi
Pyar
Ke,
Bol
Radha
Bol
and
Ishq,
Madhuri
gave
blockbusters
like
Dil,
Saajan,
Beta,
Ram
Lakhan,
Dil
To
Pagal
Hai
and
Devdas.
Recalling
the
time
of
their
rivalry,
Juhi
said:
"There
was
a
time
when
we
were
arch
rivals
and
that
rivalry
remained
for
many
years.
We
used
to
talk
little
bit.
Whenever
we
met
at
any
function
or
on
the
set
of
the
film....just
said
'hello'
and
moved
ahead," the
46-year-old
said.
But
now,
putting
all
the
rivalry
aside,
Juhi
is
really
looking
forward
to
Gulaab
Gang.
"After
so
many
years,
we
both
have
got
an
opportunity
to
work
together
in
a
film.
Besides,
when
I
accepted
that
the
script
is
very
strong
and
she
(Madhuri)
is
the
hero
and
I
am
the
villain
in
the
film,
it
became
very
easy
to
work
in
the
film," Juhi
said.
Co-produced
by
Anubhav
Sinha
and
Abhinay
Deo,
Gulaab
Gang
has
been
directed
by
debutante
Soumik
Sen.
Crediting
Soumik
for
breaking
the
ice
between
her
and
Madhuri,
Juhi
said:
"Soumik
did
one
of
the
best
things.
He
called
the
whole
gang
(team)
of
the
film
and
read
out
the
script.
Before
the
shooting
of
the
film,
he
called
me
and
Madhuri
in
his
office
and
said,
'You
people
talk
about
anything,
whatever
you
want
to'."
"So,
that
was
an
'ice
breaker'
(between
me
and
Madhuri)
before
going
on
the
set," Juhi
recalled.
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