‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’ has been re-released in theatres after 23 years. Dia Mirza and R Madhavan made their Bollywood debut with this film. However, after its release, the film could not do anything special at the box office. However, despite being available on the OTT platform after 23 years, the film is getting viewers.

to re-release the film on the big screenDia Mirza and R Madhavan interacted on Instagram Live. During this, Dia revealed that she was heartbroken when the film did not do well. She also recalled how Madhavan had predicted that the film would be liked by the audience and despite the initial failure, this proved to be true.

During an Instagram Live, Dia Mirza recalled, “We were travelling for 14-18 hours, constantly going from one place to another. We would often catch up on our sleep on the flight. The film was also shot in a similar fashion – we shot in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Mumbai. The release date of the film was announced even before we finished shooting. Part Round,

He then added, “We had 5 minutes of peace in the middle of all that madness, and you told me ‘This is a very special film and it will really connect with the audience’. I said, ‘I hope so’. Then the film released and people didn’t really go to the theatres to see it. It broke us; it broke our hearts so much because there was so much anticipation, so much expectations. And we worked so hard.”

“But you were right Maddie. People may not have been able to make it to the theaters, but they’ve made time for it over and over again over the years and given it a lot of love,” he said, getting a little emotional.

“Many a times we think what was our shortcoming. It was our first film and we worked on it with honesty. Then we start blaming ourselves that if I was fitter or if I had done the film more honestly or if the costumes were better… anything. You start finding faults,” Madhavan said in Hindi.

He said, “Diya, it’s been 23 years now and for 23 years this film has been airing on some TV channel or the other. It is also on OTT platforms and people have watched it somewhere. But now when I see that even after there are housefull shows, I am confused why people want to pay money to watch the film! Why are they coming to theatres? It means they still want to experience the film on the big screen.

Saif Ali Khan is also in an important role in ‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’. The film is now available in theaters as well as on Prime Video.