We now have children who are as old as we were when we were working in Barsaat. I always look at them and I’m amazed by how time has gone by. Sometimes Bobby and I send each other old pictures when we chance upon them. Paradoxically, it feels like a lifetime ago and just yesterday. Both of us shaking and frightened and we have been friends ever since. We were two kids, brats really! The day the movie released though, I remember we held hands all the way on the drive to the premiere. 25 years ago, Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khannas Barsaat had released and the two stars couldnt be more nostalgic. For celebs, it is that first movie that helped them go ahead in Bollywood. Sometimes he would stamp my foot, sometimes I would kick him while we were dancing. One could never forget their firsts in life. My audition for Barsaat was probably the first time I had put on some lipstick. I was always a ‘tomboy’ or at least that is what it used to be called. Twinkle Khanna shares her memories from the sets, "As a person, I was the same but as an actress, I remember being very nervous. And the way the fans enjoyed it, made it even more special." All I can say is that I am happy that I was part of the project and that I could work with the Deols. Bobby Deol went on to secure the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actor for his role in Barsaat.He has featured in several movies since then and some of his most popular works are Gupt, Badal, Bichhoo, Kareeb, Ajnabee, Humraaz, Apne, Yamla Pagla Deewana.He was also a part of the Yamla Pagla Deewana sequel in 2013 and then did not appear on-screen for over 4 years. Sunny was a great producer to work with as he went with all my ideas and gave me everything I needed for the film, he never said a ‘no’. Then we started working on the script again, the film went through many changes. But when Shekhar had some other commitment that prevented him from directing the film, and I was offered the project, I jumped at the opportunity, it was an immediate yes. I wanted to be a part of Bobby’s launch, but Shekhar was directing it so I never mentioned anything. Reminiscing about the film, Rajkumar Santoshi shares, "I knew about Barsaat and had always wanted to work on the project. The film holds a special place in my heart in many ways." The title of the film also has its own share of the journey from Badal it finally got locked to Barsaat. We initially had Shekhar Kapur with us as the director but Rajkumar Santoshi eventually made the film and saw to its release. We were hunting around for directors and the subject While he was preparing for his first film. Producer of Barsaat, Sunny Deol who while being committed as an actor on other films also worked day and night on Barsaat, shares, "Bobby wanted to become an actor and he had been preparing for it.
The same can be said about the team of the film. Now, two and a half decades later, while cinema and its technique has evolved, some relationships have remained the same.