Actor Renuka Shahane has shared a special birthday wish for her husband Ashutosh Rana on Twitter. Posting a collage of his photos, Hum actor Aapke Hain Koun wrote, “I will love you forever and beyond. Happy Birthday Ranaji.” Actor Pooja Bhatt also wished Rana: “Happy birthday @ ranaashutosh10. You will always be the most memorable #Dushman.”
The actor was referring to the 1998 film Dushman, starring Ashutosh as a serial killer; Pooja Bhatt was one of the film’s producers along with Mukesh Bhatt. The actor also won a Filmfare Award for his performance.
Ashutosh and Renuka have been married for almost 20 years. The two met on the sets of a movie, which was never released. “But at least we met,” Renuka had said in an interview. Ashutosh recently said on the Kapil Sharma Show that he had approached director Ravi Rai, who wanted to include them on a show, to ask for Renuka’s contact number. “He (Ravi) warned me that Renuka does not take unknown numbers or check his phone after 10pm. He was correct. I left a wish (for Dussehra) on his answering machine with my name but not my number, hoping that he would find a way to reach me, ”Ashutosh said in an interview on the Mumbai Mirror.
His efforts soon paid off when Renuka called him to wish him in return. “I left another message on his machine to thank him for wanting me and the next day, he finally shared his personal number with my sister. For the next three months, we played a friend on the phone, ”he joked.
Ashutosh recited a poem when he proposed to Renuka. The poem ended with a question to which Renuka answered affirmatively. “She paused for a second and finally confessed that she had a crush on me too,” Ashutosh said.
.
