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Why Sonam's ‘Khoobsurat’ name was changed from Anju to Mili
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Why Sonam's ‘Khoobsurat’ name was changed from Anju to Mili. Actress Sonam Kapoor will play Mili in the remake of 1980 movie ‘Khubsoorat’ which starred Rekha.
Actress Sonam Kapoor will play Mili in the remake of 1980 movie ‘Khubsoorat’ which starred Rekha. She says that since she and the makers of the new film are huge fans of late director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who helmed the classic, they decided to club names of Mili and Khubsoorat in the remake.
Sonam not only stars in the remake titled ‘Khoobsurat’, but has also decided to name herself after another beloved female protagonist from another Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1975 classic ‘Mili’.
"Yes, that's right. My director Shashank Ghosh, my producer Rhea, who also happens to be my sister, and I, we all decided not to name my character Anju. That was the name Rekha was given by Hrishida in ‘Khubsoorat’. We decided to name my character Mili," said Sonam.
Sonam says her ‘Khoobsurat’ is very different from the original.
"The spirit is the same. The characters are also the same. But the milieu and circumstances have been changed. I thoroughly enjoyed playing a character that Rekhaji has played so wonderfully in the past," she said.
"Obliterating Rekhaji is too harsh a thought. Her spirit runs through ‘Khoobsurat’. But I haven't copied her in any way. Not in my clothes, performance or attitude. I am Mili, not Anju," she added.
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