{
  "id": 7940139,
  "title": "At 16, Mandakini filmed Ram Teri Ganga Maili’s waterfall scene: 'No vulgarity, I doubled the saree'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/at-16-mandakini-filmed-ram-teri-ganga-mailis-waterfall-scene-no",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T02:40:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/at-16-mandakini-filmed-ram-teri-ganga-mailis-waterfall-scene-no-vulgarity-i-doubled-the-saree-1.500677562"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Four decades after Ram Teri Ganga Maili turned her into an overnight sensation, actor Mandakini is revisiting the film's legacy, and pushing back on how one of its most famous scenes has been remembered. Mandakini was only 16 when Raj Kapoor cast her as Ganga in what would be his final film as director. The role made her a household name almost instantly, but it also came with a level of scrutiny…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Suppose Maine Low Neck Pehna Aur...': Ram Teri Ganga Maili Fame Mandakini Reveals Truth Behind Infamous Breast-Feeding Scene",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/suppose-maine-low-neck-pehna-aur-ram-teri-ganga-maili-fame-mandakini",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:43:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Mandakini recalls Ram Teri Ganga Maili’s controversial scenes: ‘I went with the flow’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/mandakini-recalls-ram-teri-ganga-mailis-controversial-scenes-i-went",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:16:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}