Even before saying yes to ‘Tiranga’, Nana had placed a condition on the prince.

Mumbai: The two Bollywood stalwarts appeared together in the 1993 film Tiranga. Veteran actor Nana Patekar worked in the film with late actor Rajkumar, who is known for his flamboyant position in dialogues and acting. The patriotic trilogy was much loved by the fans at that time, but convincing both Rajkummar and Nana Patekar to act together was a tough task.

Although Nana Patekar turned down the offer of the film, Nana Patekar said that he does not do commercial films. But the director of the film Mehul Kumar persuaded her to approach him again and after reading the script, Nana Patekar said yes to all three. However, before saying yes to the film, Nana Patekar had placed a special condition on the director that he would leave the film if Rajkumar interfered. After which director Mehul Kumar assured Nana that Rajkumar would not interfere during the shooting of the film.

In an interview, Mehul Kumar said that there was no tension on the sets during the shoot as Rajkumar and Nana Patekar did not talk to each other whenever they came face to face. However, on the sets of a song in the film, the two veterans became friends.