“Hemant used to be a shy, young boy who for a particular scene got badly beaten up by the action director and the stuntmen.

After three months of training, he looked like a convincing ape man. I knew that wouldn't work for me, so I returned to Mumbai and told my scriptwriter Dr Rahi Masoom Reza that I had decided to shelve the project,' reminisces the film's director who was assured by Dr Reza that this was a subject which if mounted well, would work even in cinemascope.“His words booted by confidence and this followed by the keen interest of the distributors, urged me to go ahead with Adventures of Tarzan.'įor the title role he was looking for a new boy with a tough body and a soft face and despite calls from A-list stars wanting to play the part, Subhash settled for Hemant Birje who worked with a security outfit. I found Romu Sippy renting out his camera to the many producers waiting in queue for threefour hour schedules. “Chota Chetan was a hit and suddenly everyone wanted to jump onto the 3D bandwagon. After getting Raj Kapoor's cinematographer Radhu Karmakar on board, Subhash went to Chennai to hire the only available 3D camera in the country. Wondering what to do in the interim, the director hit upon the idea of making a film on the adventures of Tarzan in 3D. When his mentor-director, B Subhash, approached him for his next film, 'Dance Dance', the actor requested him to wait sixseven months so he could clear his backlog before allotting fresh dates. After the boxoffice success of 'Disco Dancer' in 1982, followed by ' Kasam Paida Karnewale Ki' two years later, Mithun Chakraborty became a huge star.

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