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Rajkumar Santoshi reveals hiding Aishwarya Rai's villainous twist in Khakee

Rajkumar Santoshi reveals hiding Aishwarya Rai's villainous twist in Khakee
‘She doesn’t know’: How Rajkumar Santoshi hid Aishwarya Rai’s villainous twist in Khakee · indianexpress.com

A Hindi movie called Khakee was made in 2004.

The director was Rajkumar Santoshi.

In the movie, an actress named Aishwarya Rai plays a character called Mahalakshmi.

At one point, Mahalakshmi turns against the police officers she was working with and helps the person she loves instead.

That was a big surprise twist for the audience.

The director kept this secret from Aishwarya for a very long time while they were filming.

He did not tell her the whole story of her character.

The director said that usually movie villains have sad backstories that explain why they are bad.

But in Khakee, he said, Mahalakshmi is simply bad, with no excuses.

So the twist stayed a secret until the audience watched the movie.

Key facts

Film
Khakee
Director
Rajkumar Santoshi
Release year
2004
Genre
Neo-noir action thriller
Actress
Aishwarya Rai
Character
Mahalakshmi
Co-star
Ajay Devgn as Yashwant Angre
Reveal source
Galatta Plus interaction

Quotes

Rajkumar Santoshi

Indian film director and screenwriter of Khakee

“Whenever a lead character is portraying a negative role, they always have a backstory justifying them. Like their mother was cruel.”
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“There’s no justification. She (Aishwarya’s character Mahalakshmi) is bad. Period.”
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