The film Twenty One is scheduled to release on January 1. There is a lot of buzz about this film. Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda and Akshay Kumar’s niece Simar Bhatia are in lead roles in the film. Late actor Dharmendra will also be seen in the film. This is Dharmendra’s last film. The premiere of this film was held on Monday.

Rekha showered her love on Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson

Stars like Salman Khan, Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol attended this premiere. He posed near Dharmendra’s poster and also appeared emotional. Actress Rekha was also seen at the event. Rekha took a graceful entry. He first folded his hands after seeing Dharmendra’s poster. After this she went towards Agastya Nanda’s post. He kissed Agastya’s poster. Then he blessed Agastya. After this he posed for the paparazzi with folded hands.

Videos of Rekha showering love on the poster of Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya are viral on social media. Rekha was seen wearing a green colored saree at the event. Let us tell you that at one time the news of affair between Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha was much discussed. However, this relationship did not progress further at that time and both of them gracefully parted ways.

Talking about Twenty One, earlier this film was scheduled to release in December 2025. But then the film was postponed. Now this film will be released on January 1, 2026. The film has been directed by Sriram Raghavan. The film has been produced by Dinesh Vijan. Akshay Kumar’s niece Simar is debuting with the film. This is also Agastya’s first film which is being released in theatres. Before this he was seen in the Netflix film The Archies.

Suhana Khan and Khushi Kapoor were also seen in The Archies. This was also his debut film. The film was directed by Zoya Akhtar.

Even today there is discussion about Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha in the corridors of Bollywood. It has been written about him forever in the history of Bollywood. Be it onscreen chemistry or offscreen dating rumours. Both are always in the headlines. Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha have done many films together but there are many stories about their real life connection. One of these is Ranjit’s dream film which Rekha had left.

Ranjeet had told about his dream film in an interview. Her direct debut film was Karnama in which Rekha was going to be seen. But then he left this film. The connection behind this is with Amitabh Bachchan. Let us tell you about this.

Rekha was cast
Ranjeet has done a lot of work in the industry. Even today his image is that of a villain in the industry. After being a villain for many years, Ranjeet had decided to become a director. In an interview given in 2015, Ranjeet had said- ‘After leaving acting, I wrote a script and decided to direct a film with Dharmendra, Rekha and Jaya Prada. Rekha and I were good friends because I had given the first shot of my life with her in Sawan Bhadon.

Left the film because of Amitabh Bachchan
Ranjeet told that the shooting of the film started and the entire first schedule of the film was in the evening shift. Ranjeet remembers that on one such day of shooting, Rekha came to him and requested him to shift from evening to morning. The reason for this was that she wanted to keep her evening free and spend it with Amitabh Bachchan. Ranjeet explained to him that changing the schedule would mess up the entire logistics and other actors would also be affected, so he politely refused. Rekha respected his decision but giving priority to her time with Amitabh Bachchan, she decided to leave the film and returned the signing amount to Ranjeet. There was not much talk about it at that time but today it is a well-known and often repeated story in Bollywood.

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He dominated the box office with films like ‘Satta Pe Satta’, ‘Shahenshah’, ‘Coolie’ and ‘Sharabi’. His personality, dialogue delivery and on-screen presence made him not just an actor but an icon of the entire Indian cinema.

Director Vijay Anand’s film ‘Ram Balram’, released in the 1980s, is counted among the most popular and successful films of Hindi cinema. In this film, the pair of superstar Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan were seen together on the big screen for the first time. Due to the strong story, great songs and star cast, the film achieved tremendous success at the box office and was well-liked among the audience.

There was controversy regarding starcast
As much as the film became famous for its story, its casting controversy also made headlines. According to the report of IMDb, there was a lot of buzz behind the scenes regarding the female lead in the film. It is said that Amitabh Bachchan wanted him to be paired with Rekha in the film. Amitabh had also put pressure on the producer to romance Rekha on screen. The then famous actress Zeenat Aman was angry with this decision. Zeenat wanted that she should get a strong and equal role in the film and not just a supporting character.

Dev Anand became Zeenat Aman’s support
To express her displeasure, Zeenat Aman spoke to her close friend Dev Anand. Dev Anand took Zeenat’s message to his brother and film director Vijay Anand. Zeenat and Dev Anand’s friendship was from the time of the 1971 film ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, due to which their views were taken seriously. The result was that Zeenat Aman got a place as the lead actress in the film.

Hit couples on screen
The pairing of Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan added a touch of romance to the film, while the chemistry of Zeenat Aman and Dharmendra was also appreciated by the audience. Both pairs proved to be hits. Even though Zeenat could not romance with Amitabh in this film. But he gave a tough competition to Rekha in the film.

Budget and collection of the film
According to the report of Sacnilk, the film Ram Balram was made at a cost of around Rs 2 crores. The film had earned Rs 9.5 crore at the box office. This was one of the top films of the year 1980. With this it became the third highest grossing film.