
Vivek eventually got comfortable on the sets, and that’s when his interactions with both Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar started. Vivek said he’s still in touch and great friends with Manisha Koirala. Subhash ji knew that, and so he started shooting silent scenes with us first,” the actor shared, remembering his first shot which involved him being injured and Manisha treating his wounds, while the two share a candid moment sans any dialogue. “Both Manisha and I were newcomers who were learning. He told me to start watching movies and that’s where my cinema experience began.”įurther lauding the filmmaker for his competence at understanding his actors and giving them confidence, Vivek said the way he treated two debutants around other great actors was impeccable. Since that was the only film I was doing, I used to sit with him in the editing room. He said, “Seeing Subhash ji editing was the best learning. He agreed than Saudagar was a school for him where he also learned about filmmaking and editing. But as they say, sometimes stars and destiny is in your favour. Even if I had failed to get anything, I would have gone back to MBA.


I got some pictures clicked to try modelling. He just lucked out by leaving his pictures at Subhash Ghai‘s office where he least expected to get selected in the first attempt. And with these films being aired on television, you keep getting new audience for it.” Actors Vivek Mushran and Manisha Koirala made their Bollywood debut with Saudagar. “I still get a feeling that it’s just been a few years since its release.

As Saudagar completes 30 years, Vivek Mushran sat down with us to look back at how it was being on a Subhash Ghai set, and the candid moments he shared with both the Kumars.
