{"id":10740,"date":"2025-09-06T15:26:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T15:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/06\/subhash-ghai-remembers-how-his-film-saudagar-changed-dilip-kumar-raaj-kumars-bond-bollywood-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T15:26:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T15:26:59","slug":"subhash-ghai-remembers-how-his-film-saudagar-changed-dilip-kumar-raaj-kumars-bond-bollywood-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/06\/subhash-ghai-remembers-how-his-film-saudagar-changed-dilip-kumar-raaj-kumars-bond-bollywood-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Subhash Ghai Remembers How His Film Saudagar Changed Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar&#8217;s Bond | Bollywood News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9554374\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 06, 2025, 20:35 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9554374\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2369556888 asubttl-schema\">Subhash Ghai shared how Saudagar united Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar as friends, completing the film early and turning it into a timeless classic through mutual faith and dedication.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2369556888 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Subhash Ghai opens up on how Saudagar altered Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar\u2019s bond.\" title=\"Subhash Ghai opens up on how Saudagar altered Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar\u2019s bond.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2369556888\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Subhash Ghai opens up on how Saudagar altered Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar\u2019s bond.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Renowned filmmaker Subhash Ghai revealed how his 1991 release \u201cSaudagar&#8221; changed the relationship between Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar. He shared a throwback photo of himself indulging in a fun discussion with the two veterans on social media.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Ghai revealed that the shoot of \u201cSaudagar&#8221; was completed three months before the schedule, as everyone gave their hundred percent to the movie under the singular vision of the director, making the drama a timeless classic.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cTwo VETRANS of hindi cinema in one film SAUDAGAR in 1990 n film was completed three months earlier than it was scheduled coz everyone was dedicated to making film under one man vision. \u2013 the DIRECTOR (sic),&#8221; the filmmaker wrote on his official Instagram handle.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Ghai added that by the end of the film, Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar ended up becoming good friends. \u201cThey became better friends by end of film\u2026.Film became a time less classic\u2026Only coz of mutual faith n love for each other (sic),&#8221; the post concluded.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">For the uninitiated, these two were first paired together back in 1959 in Ramanand Sagar\u2019s family drama \u201cPaigam.&#8221; The movie had a scene in which there was a scuffle between Dilip Kumar and Raj Kumar\u2019s characters. By that time, Dilip Kumar had become a very huge name, whereas Raaj Kumar was comparatively a new name, but in the film, Raaj Kumar essayed the role of Dilip Kumar\u2019s elder brother.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">As per the script, Raaj Kumar was supposed to slap the younger brother, Dilip Kumar, in one of the scenes. During the shoot, Raaj Kumar slapped Dilip Kumar so hard that he was left absolutely stunned. After this, the shoot came to a halt. While Dilip Kumar was not injured, he was extremely upset with Raaj Kumar\u2019s behavior and vowed never to work with him again. Later on, Ghai brought these two together for his film \u201cSaudagar&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"disclaimer-content\">(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/agency\/ians.html\">IANS<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-16-at-6.06.37-PM-2025-05-7a43dea8a912d72bcedea7a66b5cfe01.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/anindita.mukherjee-28213.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Anindita.Mukherjee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anindita Mukherjee works as a Senior Sub-Editor in the Entertainment team at News18 Showsha. 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