Meenakshi Seshadri and filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi collaborated on hits like Ghayal, Ghatak, and Damini. During Damini, Santoshi proposed her for marriage, but Meenakshi declined. Following this, he removed her from the film. After some controversy, they reached a compromise and completed the shoot. Years later, Meenakshi Seshadri discusses the incident with senior journalist Bharathi S. Pradhan for Lehren Retro.
