Dia
Mirza
says
she
feels
blessed
that
people
still
remember
her
debut
performance
in
Rehna
Hai
Terre
Dil
Mein
even
after
20
years.
The
2001
film,
also
starring
R
Madhavan
and
Saif
Ali
Khan,
completed
two
decades
on
October
19.
The
39-year-old
actor
played
Reena,
a
young
naive
woman
who
is
torn
between
an
obsessive
lover
(Madhavan)
and
a
mild-mannered
suitor
(Khan).
Looking
back,
Mirza
only
has
fond
memories
of
working
on
the
Gautham
Menon-directed
movie,
which
was
a
remake
of
the
director’s
own
Tamil
2001
film
Minnale.
Madhavan
also
featured
in
the
original
film.
“I
consider
myself
very
fortunate
because
Rehnaa
Hai
Terre
Dil
Mein
is
a
film
that
gave
me
Reena
and
it
is
always
said
that
if
the
audience
remembers
you
with
the
name
of
a
character,
it
is
the
greatest
gift
an
actor
can
ever
receive.
For
me,
people
identifying
with
Reena
is
just
a
wonderful
gift," Mirza
told
PTI.
The
film,
she
said,
had
a
simple
core
despite
being
shot
in
exotic
locations
like
Australia,
New
Zealand
and
South
Africa.
Popularly
referred
to
as
RHTDM,
the
movie
did
average
business
at
the
box
office
but
over
the
years,
it
has
acquired
a
cult
status
thanks
to
its
love
story
and
music
as
songs
such
as
'Zara
Zara’,
'Rehnaa
Hai
Tere
Dil
Mein’,
'Dil
Ko’
and
'Sach
Keh
Raha
Hai’
topped
music
charts
back
then
and
are
enjoyed
even
today.
The
score
and
songs
were
composed
by
Harris
Jayaraj,
with
lyrics
written
by
Sameer.
Mirza
said
the
film
has
been
a
huge
lesson
for
her
in
understanding
that
not
all
good
films
make
noise
at
the
box
office.
“A
film
and
story
always
finds
its
audience
if
it
carries
honesty
and
magic.
The
fact
that
it
has
gone
on
to
become
a
cult
film
and
has
been
viewed
hundreds
of
times...
“People
enjoy
and
create
renditions
of
the
songs,
identify
with
the
film,
(it)
is
a
huge
reminder
that
the
box
office
does
not
define
storytelling
and
that
audience's
love
matters,”
the
actor,
who
has
also
produced
films
like
Love
Breakups
Zindagi
and
Bobby
Jasoos,
said.
Known
for
her
performances
in
films
like
Lage
Raho
Munnabhai,
Sanju
and
Thappad,
among
others,
Mirza
said
she
found
Reena's
character
in
Rehnaa
Hai
Terre
Dil
Mein
interesting.
“It
is
interesting
that
Maddy's
obsessive
love
was
something
that
Reena
did
not
respond
well
to,
thankfully
even
though
she
had
fallen
in
love
with
him.
And
the
fact
that
he
lies
to
her,
pretending
to
be
the
suitor
that
her
parents
had
arranged
to
marry.
The
representation
of
love
in
that
was
very
tricky
because
it
could
have
gone
in
any
direction.
But
Reena
stands
up
for
herself,
puts
her
foot
down,
and
refuses
his
love.
It
is
reflective
of
the
fact
that
she
was
not
going
to
put
up
with
the
lies
and
was
willing
to
let
go
of
love
because
he
lied
to
her,”
she
added.
The
Hyderabad-born
actor
recalled
that
while
she
was
filming
for
the
movie
Om
Jai
Jagadish
which
eventually
she
didn't
do,
producer
Vashu
Bhagnani
narrated
her
the
one-line
idea
of
Rehnaa
Hai
Terre
Dil
Mein
and
she
instantly
fell
in
love
with
it.
“I
remember
him
(Bhagnani)
making
me
meet
Gautham
Menon
and
telling
me
a
one-line
idea
of
this
story
and
that
it
is
a
remake
of
a
superhit
film.
I
had
heard
the
music
and
it
blew
me
away,
I
was
spellbound.
It
was
an
immediate
yes.
I
was
very
excited
to
be
working
with
Madhavan
and
Saif
for
the
first
time,”
she
said.