A
decade
and
a
half
after
she
was
last
seen
in
a
notable
film,
Anita
Raaj,
the
leading
lady
of
the
early
80s,
would
be
seen
on
the
big
screen.
The
film
that
marks
her
comeback
is
Thodi
Life
Thoda
Magic
which
is
currently
facing
controversy
due
to
its
title
clash
with
Yash
Raj
Films'
Thoda
Pyaar
Thoda
Magic.
Anita
Raj's
last
major
release
was
Ghar
Ki
Izzat
which
had
released
way
back
in
1994.
The
film
starred
Jeetendra,
Rishi
Kapoor
and
Juhi
Chawla
and
was
a
moderate
success.
After
that
Anita
Raj
took
a
long
break
with
her
only
release
in
the
interim
being
Sagar
Sangam
(2000)
which
saw
a
delayed
arrival
at
the
theaters.
The
film
starred
Mithun
Chakraborty,
Shatrughan
Sinha
and
Rakhee.
Now
she
returns
as
one
of
the
key
protagonists
in
Thodi
Life
Thoda
Magic
which
stars
Jackie
Shroff,
Arbaaz
Khan,
Sahil
Chadha
and
Meera
Vasudevan.
In
spite
of
a
long
absence
from
the
arclights,
Anita
Raj
looks
good
on
screen
since
she
hasn't
put
on
weight
(unlike
her
contemporary
from
the
same
era,
Rati
Aghnihotri)
and
demonstrates
the
same
glamour
quotient
as
she
did
years
back.
In
a
reasonably
eventful
career
spanning
a
decade,
Anita
Raj
did
close
to
65
films.
For
the
uninitiated,
Anita
Raj
had
debuted
with
Prem
Geet
in
1981
which
was
followed
by
Dulha
Bikta
Hai.
Both
the
films
were
successful
at
the
box
office
and
incidentally
starred
Raj
Babbar
as
her
leading
hero.
Daughter
of
Jagdish
Raaj,
a
famous
character
actor
from
the
60s
and
the
70s,
Anita
Raj
later
married
film
director
Arjun
Hingorani
and
bid
farewell
to
the
industry.
Now
one
waits
to
see
how
impressive
does
she
turns
out
to
be
in
her
comeback
film
Thodi
Life
Thoda
Magic
which
is
expected
to
arrive
in
the
month
of
July.
Story first published: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 9:45 [IST]