Updated On: 22 June, 2021 02:04 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
`Raanjhanaa`, introducing Dhanush in Bollywood, also featured Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor in key roles.

Aanand L Rai. Pic/Satej Shinde
Filmmaker Aanand L Rai, who kickstarted the shoot of his film `Raksha Bandhan` with Akshay Kumar on Monday, says the date June 21 is special to him because this was the day his hit film `Raanjhanaa` had released in 2013. `Raanjhanaa`, introducing Dhanush in Bollywood, also featured Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor in key roles.
"June 21 means a lot to me. This day made me courageous! Brave enough to tell the stories which I believed in. Eight years back on the same day `Raanjhanaa` released, and today I started shooting for `Raksha Bandhan`! May Mahadev grace this story the way he did `Raanjhanaa`," Rai told IANS.