India, May 25 -- Shekhar Suman made his Hindi film debut opposite none other than Rekha in the 1984 film Utsav. Soon after, he signed Manav Hatya, which also happened to be Madhuri Dixit's second film. At the time, neither Shekhar nor Madhuri were established stars. Years later, Shekhar fondly recalled the chaotic yet memorable experience of working with a young Madhuri during their struggling days in the industry.

Speaking to Bollywood Bubble in an old interview from 2024, Shekhar shared that the director approached him to play a journalist in Manav Hatya. However, right at the outset, the filmmaker warned him that the project was running on an extremely tight budget. Shekhar was offered only Rs.5,000 for the film - an amount that initi...