Ameesha Patel is currently soaring high on the success of Gadar 2. The movie is a sequel to the 2001 blockbuster Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, which starred Sunny Deol and Ameesha in the leading roles. As the latest release continues to receive rave reviews, the actress recalled the time when a popular filmmaker asked her to retire after the release of Gadar.

In a recent interview, Ameesha Patel spoke at length about how she is basking in the success of Gadar 2. She reunited with her on-screen lover, Sunny Deol. The two brought back the romance of Tara Singh and Sakeena after almost two decades.

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During the same interview, Ameesha recalled when Sanjay Leela Bhansali asked her to retire right after the release of her film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.

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'Mr. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, after watchingGadar, wrote a really beautiful letter, a complimentary letter to me. And when I had a meeting with him, he said, 'Ameesha, you should retire now.' I said, 'Why?' He said, 'Because you've already achieved in two films what most people don't achieve in their entire career. Once in a lifetime, aMughal-e-Azam, aMother India, aPakeezah, andaSholaygets made. You had it in your second film. So what's next?' I didn't understand it at that time because I was a kid, so new to the film world," said Ameesha.

She also compared her superhit films that released after the 2001 blockbuster.

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'Gadarset the bar so high that anything in my films that were superhits after that, whether it wasHumraaz(2002),Bhool Bhulaiyaa(2007) orHoneymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.(2007), it was a straight comparison toGadar," said the actress.

More about Gadar 2

The Anil Sharma directorial is currently running successfully in theatres. Gadar 2 has already collected over Rs. 400 crore at the box office. The movie revolves around a love story that was borh amid the brutal India-Pakistan partition. Tara Singh and Sakeena fall in love but are stuck in the societal dilemma of caste differences.

Gadar 2 stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, and Luv Sinha in titular roles.