Subhash
Ghai's
iconic
film
Ram
Lakhan
clocked
33
years
on
Thursday
(January
27).
Featuring
Anil
Kapoor,
Jackie
Shroff,
Madhuri
Dixit
and
Dimple
Kapadia
in
leading
roles,
the
film
was
a
major
critical
and
commercial
success
upon
its
release
in
1989.
Recently
in
an
interview
with
ETimes,
Subhash
Ghai
walked
down
the
memory
lane
and
revealed
how
Ram
Lakhan
became
a
blockbuster
even
without
a
proper
bound
script.
The
tabloid
quoted
him
as
saying,
"Actually,
I
started
making
Ram
Lakhan
in
a
rush.
I
had
shelved
Deva.
And
after
that
I
had
to
start
this
film
within
a
month.
I
had
an
idea
for
Ram
Lakhan
but
I
did
not
have
a
story.
So,
I
had
to
write
a
story
and
a
screenplay
and
start
shooting
in
one
month.
I
had
worked
with
Anil
Kapoor
and
Jackie
Shroff
in
Meri
Jung
and
Hero
respectively.
I
told
them
that
I
want
to
start
a
film
next
month
and
they
agreed.
I
had
signed
Madhuri
for
three
films.
First
was
Uttar
Dakshin
and
second
was
Ram
Lakhan.
So,
Madhuri
was
already
there.
She
was
a
Mukta
artiste
so
I
was
pushing
her.
He
added,
"But
the
problem
arose
when
my
three
regular
distributors
left
me
because
Anil
and
Jackie's
latest
films
had
flopped.
So,
Mumbai,
overseas,
Delhi,
UP,
and
West
Bengal,
these
distributors
quit
the
film.
I
had
to
sell
the
film
after
making
it.
But
I
was
determined
to
make
this
film.
I
had
to
improvise
during
the
shooting.
Today,
everyone
wants
a
bound
script.
I
made
Ram
Lakhan
without
a
proper
script
and
it
became
such
a
blockbuster."
"If
you
saw
my
scripts
before
starting
the
film
and
the
copy
submitted
to
the
censor
board,
they
were
two
different
things.
So,
there
was
a
long
process
from
the
written
word
of
the
script
to
the
final
making
of
the
film.
Like
in
36
Farmhouse
it
started
with
an
idea
and
here
there
are
two
rich
brothers
killing
each
other
for
grabbing
a
farm
house," the
filmmaker
told
the
tabloid
further
calling
Ram
Lakhan
a
timeless
tale
like
Ramayana
and
Mahabharata.
He
also
shared
his
thoughts
on
his
blockbuster
film
getting
a
remake
and
said,
"It
will
be
relevant
today
and
even
for
the
years
to
come.
Karan
Johar
and
Rohit
Shetty
were
supposed
to
make
the
remake
but
they
are
taking
their
own
time.
But
I
am
sure
whenever
the
film
will
be
remade
it
will
be
a
blockbuster
because
it
has
the
combination
of
good
drama,
story,
screenplay
and
characterization."
Ram
Lakhan
revolves
around
Ram,
an
upright
police
officer,
and
his
brother
Lakhan,
a
playboy
who
vow
vengeance
when
they
learn
that
their
father
was
killed
by
their
uncles.