Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (RHTDM) Movie REVIEW & Interesting Facts (2001)| Madhavan ,Dia Mirza, Saif

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (transl. To Reside In Your Heart), also known by the initialism RHTDM, is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring R. Madhavan, Saif Ali Khan and Dia Mirza in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the director's own Tamil film Minnale (released in the same year), which also starred Madhavan in his reprised role. This is Dia Mirza's debut film as well as Tamil actor, Madhavan's official Bollywood debut film after having an uncredited appearance in a song sequence during the mid-90s. The film revolves around the love story of Madhav “Maddy” Shastri (Madhavan) and Reena Malhotra (Mirza). The latter is set to get engaged to Rajeev “Sam” Samra (Khan), who is a young man settled in the US and Maddy's former college rival. The film though did not perform well at box office during its release, achieved popularity through reruns on TV and achieved a cult status. Cast R. Madhavan as Madhav "Maddy" Shastri, Sam’s rival and Reena's lover. Saif Ali Khan as Rajeev "Sam" Samra, Reena's fiancé and Maddy’s rival. Dia Mirza as Reena Malhotra, Rajeev's fiancé and Maddy's lover.[5] Vrajesh Hirjee as Vikram "Vicky", Maddy's friend. Tannaz Irani as Shruti, Reena's best friend and Vicky's crush. Anupam Kher as Deendayal Shastri, Maddy's father. Navin Nischol as Mahesh Malhotra, Reena's father. Smita Jaykar as Mrs. Malhotra, Reena's mother. Hemant Pandey as the lorry driver whose lorry collides with Madhav's motorcycle carrying Vicky. Kabir Sadanand as Madhav's friend Gautham Vasudev Menon as Madhav's software company's boss. (cameo appearance) Jackky Bhagnani as the bouquet deliveryman to Reena. (cameo appearance) Sarita Birje (Madhavan's real-life wife) as a student in Madhav's tutorial class. (cameo appearance) Production The success of the Tamil film Minnale led to producer Vashu Bhagnani signing Gautham Vasudev Menon on to direct the Hindi language remake of the film with Rajshri Productions, Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein, which also featured Madhavan.[6] An early title for the film was Koi Mil Gaya, before the team finalised Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein.[7] The former title was used by Rakesh Roshan for his 2003 film. Though Richa Pallod was initially considered for the leading female role, Dia Mirza and Saif Ali Khan were added to the film.[8] Menon was initially apprehensive but said it took "half an hour" to agree and against his intentions, the producer opted against retaining the technical crew of the original.[9] He changed a few elements, deleted certain scenes and added some more for the version. The team shot for the film in South Africa and shot scenes at Durban Beach and in Drakensberg, with production executive Raakesh Maharaj arranging the unit's stay in the country.