Dharmendra has a cheeky reply as Ranveer Singh eggs him on to discuss kiss with Shabana Azmi in Rocky Aur Rani: ‘Mere daaye haath ka khel hai’

“Dharam ji, you should go to the halls just to watch the audience’s reaction to ‘woh wala scene’,” Ranveer prompted. Dharmendra replied, “Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend the premiere, but I’ve received a lot of messages from people. Maine bola, ‘Yaar, yeh toh mere daaye haath ka kaam hai (I can do this in my sleep).” As the audience hooted and hollered, and both Ranveer and Alia laughed, Dharmendra continued, “Baaye haath se karwana hai, woh bhi karwa lo.”

Sharing more details about his experience, he said, “Captain ne sab kuch bata diya hai, captain acha ho toh team khoob khelti hai (The captain has already said everything there is to say, but if the captain leads from the front, the team performs). Karan kehta hai 5 saal baad aaya hoon, lekin ab aaya hai toh apne Johar dikha ke jayega. Maine jab pehle kahani suni… Maine buri kahaniyon mein bhi kaam kiya hai, kabhi paise ke liye, kabhi kisi ko help karne ke liye, magar jis din yeh kahani suni maine, mujhe laga yeh ghar ghar ki kahani hai (Karan has been away for five years, but now that he’s back, he’ll leave a mark. I’ve worked in a lot of bad films, sometimes for money, sometimes to help others, but when I heard this story, I knew it would resonate with families).”

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani has been a critical and commercial success. The film has made more than Rs 73 crore in India in its first week, but still has a way to go before it recovers its massive reported budget of Rs 160 crore.