Pooja Hegde recalls 'peaceful chaos' and ligament tear as Suriya-starrer ‘Retro’ clocks a year: ‘Storms, fire and snakes'

Suriya and Pooja Hegde starrer romance drama, ‘Retro,’ directed by Karthik Subbaraj was released in theatres on May 1 last year. As the film marks its first anniversary, the actress who played a nuanced role as Rukmini took to her social media handle to celebrate the movie and talked about her experience shooting some scenes.

Pooja Hegde revisits set memories

Pooja Hegde took to her Instagram handle to share old memories from the shoot on social media. She posted photos and videos from the set of Retro. The album showed her character Rukmini in many scenes. She also shared clips of a ligament tear, a boat catching fire and a heavy storm during shooting. She wrote, "One year of RETRO Storms a ligament tear endless mud our boat catching fire (Suhas forever a hero) and an island full of snakes By all accounts it should’ve been chaos But it wasn’t."



The ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ actress said the shoot looked very hard from outside, but it felt peaceful inside. The team faced storms, mud fire on the boat and even snakes on the island. She said even with all these problems, the mood on set was full of laughter. Everyone worked with love for the cinema.

Gratitude towards Karthik Subbaraj and Suriya

Hegde thanked director Karthik Subbaraj for trusting her with the role. She also thanked Suriya for his support during the film. She said that when people create with the right team, even hard days feel easy and calm.

Her caption read, “It was filled with peace, good vibes,a whole lot of laughter and a feeling of making something purely for the love of it. Because when you’re creating with the right people, for the love of cinema, even the toughest days feel easy. @ksubbaraj our captain, thank you for believing I could be Rukku @actorsuriya.”

Pooja Hegde’s upcoming movie

Speaking of her upcoming movie, Pooja Hegde is now gearing up for her next Hindi film, ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’. Directed by David Dhawan, she shared screen with Varun Dhawan and Mrunal Thakur.
The film title is inspired by a popular song in ‘Biwi No 1’ starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Sushmita Sen. It is set to hit the big screens on June 5, 2026.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”