In the 80s and 90s, actress Meenakshi Seshadri ruled millions of hearts with her acting. Damini is one of her best films. People praised her acting in this film. Meenakshi has also openly told many times that the film Damini is very close to her heart. Meenakshi has made a sensational revelation about this film which achieved tremendous success at the box office.

Meenakshi Seshadri

During a conversation, Meenakshi, while talking about her most iconic role of Damini, recalled the incident when she was asked to leave the film. Explaining the reason behind this, the actress said that this happened because she had rejected the marriage proposal of the film’s director Rajkumar Santoshi.

Meenakshi Seshadri

Explaining the similarities between real life and the character of Damini, the actress revealed that at that time she had decided to raise her voice against the injustice being done to her. In the interview, Meenakshi Seshadri said that we had decided not to discuss it publicly by mutual decision. Everything was fine till then, but the courage to stand up against injustice is important because no one should be told that they are no longer needed. I dealt with it calmly. I just said that I would choose not to comment on it because it is below my dignity to turn it into a fight. It is not a fight.

Meenakshi Seshadri

However, the Damini actress also shared that she believes in raising her voice against the wrong thing. She said, “I stand for what I believe in and if things go well then we work further as a team. That was the message I wanted to give to the film fraternity and the audience. I was there to make a great film and Damini was definitely going to be that.”

Expressing gratitude towards everyone who stood by her, she said, “I respect everyone associated with the film. Especially Santoshi Ji, because his vision was great. They say that your work speaks louder than your words. So the Producers Guild, the Artist Guild, everyone came together and this film was made.