Padmini Kolhapure is one of the actresses who initially started her career in Hindi films as a singer and became one of the renowned and leading actresses in Bollywood during the 1980s. After portraying younger Rupa the younger version of Zeenat Aman in Satyam Shivam Sundaram her career took off with no looking back. She was later cast as the lead in Prem Rog once again under the direction of the legendary Raj Kapoor. However despite collaborating with him in two films she declined the opportunity to star in Ram Teri Ganga Maili which featured Rajiv Kapoor in lead role. The film was later offered to Mandakini who became an established name soon after. Padmini Kolhapure shares why she rejected Raj Kapoors Ram Teri Ganga Maili During an interaction with ETimes Padmini Kolhapure revealed the reason behind rejecting Ram Teri Ganga Maili. She expressed You cant grab every film that comes your way If a film does well to the magnitude that Ram Teri Ganga Maili did you do feel that you should have been a part of it. Ram Teri Ganga Maili did astoundingly well Mandakini did a good job the songs were beautiful. But then Rajji knew my inhibitions. He exactly knew why I wasnt doing it. On asked whether it was the breastfeeding scene that made her uncomfortable she revealed That bold scene was never going to be a part of the film when I was talking to Raj Ji about it. I didnt want to do the kissing scene. She added It was just that I was not comfortable about kissing on screen. But yet Raj Ji asked me to reconsider it even after hed completed a 45-day schedule with Mandakini and others. Ram Teri Ganga Maili was released on 16 August 1985. It was certified Diamond Jubilee in Mumbai and Golden Jubilee in other major cities. It was also one of the highest-grossing films of 1980s alongside Kranti (1981) and Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). Moreover it turned out to be the only  blockbuster film in Rajiv Kapoors career.