Sudhakar Sharma Discusses Unreleased Films with Hema Malini, Kishore Kumar, and 90s Hit Songs | Viral Vani

In this explosive episode of Viral Vani, legendary lyricist Sudhakar Sharma opens up like never before. He reveals the heartbreaking story of his unfinished directorial dreams, including an unreleased film with the Dream Girl Hema Malini. He shares priceless memories of working as an assistant to the great Kishore Kumar and tells the stories behind writing some of the biggest 90s hit songs that defined a generation. This is a story of struggle, bad luck, and ultimate redemption you don't want to miss.

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:21 - Welcome Back Sudhakar Sharma Ji
00:06:01 - Discussion about his directorial work
00:09:28 - Story about casting Sachin and Sadhana in Sawan Sawan
00:12:09 - Meeting Ravindra Jain for music
00:15:16 - Fan moment with Jeetendra lookalike
00:17:31 - Casting K.N. Singh in gardener role
00:19:36 - Getting Shashi Kapoor for mahurat shot
00:21:25 - Film Sawan Sawan halted due to financing
00:22:53 - Working with Kishore Kumar
00:26:11 - Conceptualizing film with Hema Malini
00:30:29 - First meeting with Hema Malini
00:37:53 - Convincing Hema Malini to work with new director
00:44:50 - Hema Malini provides her own costumes
00:53:10 - Hema Malini takes double role
00:55:50 - Hema offers to work without payment
00:59:59 - Financial struggles and receiving ₹70,000 for script
01:08:55 - Tailor Madhav's lifelong support
01:10:23 - Insaaf Ka Suraj remains incomplete
01:12:53 - Working with Anupam Kher in Gori
01:17:04 - Bindu waives payment
01:18:34 - Anupam Kher's financial accommodation
01:24:27 - Recording with Nitin Mukesh
01:27:34 - Selling music to T-Series through Vinay Bihari
01:32:39 - Gaining recognition after podcast
01:35:38 - Mistaken for action director by Murali Mohan
01:37:40 - Udit Narayan arrives on motorcycle
01:45:59 - Udit Narayan enables Filmfare nomination
01:47:31 - Three Filmfare nominations for Hello Brother
01:51:04 - Javed Akhtar's professional integrity
01:55:04 - Creating O My Friend Ganesha
01:59:49 - Writing Lal Chunariya for Sonu Nigam
02:01:07 - Preference for Agam Nigam's singing
02:02:58 - Working with Satish Dehra
02:09:45 - Writing Arjun Hai Tu for Kurukshetra
02:18:32 - Philosophy on success factors
02:20:46 - Acknowledging Himesh Reshammiya's support
02:24:15 - Motivation from next generation
03:30:02 - Reflections on humility
03:33:12 - Closing thoughts on fan appreciation

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