Sunny Deol has delivered numerous hit films over the years. One of his most critically as well as commercially acclaimed film was Damini released in 1993. The film starred Rishi Kapoor Meenakshi Seshadri Sunny Deol and Amrish Puri in key roles. Its most iconic and unforgettable dialogues like Tarikh par Tarik and Dhai kilo ka haath are still etched in audience minds and hearts. The film follows on the journey of a housemaid being assaulted in the place of work as she fights for injustice with the support of her husband and Govind a determined lawyer. Made in an estimated budget of Rs 2.50 crore the film went on to become a blockbuster and earned Rs 11 crore worldwide. The primary reason behind its success was Sunny Deols terrific portrayal of Advocate Govind Srivastava. Even though Deol appeared majorly in the second half he captivated viewers with his spectacular performance and unforgettable dialogues. He even bagged the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. According to a report in NDTV Sunny Deol suggested the name of Dimple Kapadia as the lead actress. Whereas Rishi Kapoor wanted Sridevi to portray the role of Damini. Moreover the role was offered to Madhuri Dixit too who turned it down due to date issues. Later Meenakshi Seshadri was then finalised to play Damini. Damini was the second of the third collaboration between Rajkumar Santoshi Sunny Deol Meenakshi Seshadri and Amrish Puri with the other two being Ghayal and Ghatak released in 1990 and 1996. All three films turned out to box office successes. Rajkumar Santoshi and Sunny Deol have now collaborated next in Lahore 1947. Bankrolled under Aamir Khans Productions the film features Preity Zinta in lead opposite Deol. The much-awaited patrotic film is expected to release this year.