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News India Live, Digital Desk: If you are a 90s kid, then you must have seen the film ‘Rangeela’. That carefree dance of Urmila Matondkar and the song “Yayi Re, Yaayi Re” still makes us tap our feet. But do you know that the person who was the brain behind these spectacular dance steps was himself a child at that time? Yes, we are talking about the famous choreographer and director Ahmed Khan. Recently he has shared such an incident to his life which you will be surprised to hear. This is the time when Ahmed Khan was just starting his career. First check and Rs 1 lakh! Imagine, what would have been the price of Rs 1 lakh in 1995, about 29 years ago? Probably equivalent to Rs 10-20 lakh today! Ahmed Khan told that when he choreographed the songs of the film ‘Rangeela’, he had received a check of Rs 1 lakh as fee. Ahmed says, “I was very young at that time. When I got that cheque, I could not believe my eyes. That amount was very big for me. One lakh rupees meant a lot at that time.” The funniest and most innocent aspect of this story is that Ahmed Khan did not understand after getting such a huge amount in his hand. I wonder what to do with it? The reason was that at that time he did not have his own bank account. After all, who needed an account at such a young age? Then what did they do? He went home happily and placed the check in his mother’s hands. The joy of sharing the first big earning of one’s hard work with the family is different. Ram Gopal Varma’s trust Ahmed Khan is a big name in the industry today, but the one who gave him his first big break was none other than Ram Gopal Varma. RGV recognized Ahmed’s talent and put the responsibility of such a big film on his shoulders. The result is in front of all of us – ‘Rangeela’ had changed the definition of dance in Bollywood. Urmila’s steps and AR Rahman’s music, everything was like magic. The result of hard work. Friends, this story of Ahmed Khan teaches us that talent has no age. It is no small thing to take on such a big responsibility and create history at the age of 19-20. Today, at the age of 51, when Ahmed looks back, that check of Rs 1 lakh is not just a piece of paper, but the first medal of his hard work. So next time when you listen to the song ‘Rangeela Re’, remember that behind it was the flight of dreams of a young boy!