Farhan Akhtar not too long ago recalled his directorial debut with Dil Chahta Hai. He opened up about casting the appropriate actors for the film. Sharing about Aamir and Saif’s casting, Akhtar revealed to Rajat Sharma, “I had by no means even thought that Aamir Khan would agree to do that movie. So, I met all of the actors and no person needed to do a multi-hero movie. The pattern throughout the late ’90s was that of a love triangle, they usually needed to do a movie on that. Nevertheless, ultimately, I went to Aamir Khan as a result of I didn’t have a alternative.”
Opening up in regards to the film, he recalled rewriting the dialogues in English. “After I had given him the script, it had dialogues written in English. He advised me that I ought to make the movie in English, however I stated I’ll come again with Hindi dialogues,” he added. He additionally shared altering Hindi dialogues to English earlier than the movie started. “After I learn him the script with Hindi dialogues, he advised me that he needs to hearken to the script once more after three months. I stored ready after three months, however he received busy with work. Like that, eight months handed,” he added.
Now coming to Saif, Farhan shared how he backed out from the film ten days earlier than the official taking pictures started. “Ten days earlier than the shoot, Saif referred to as me and advised me that he has gotten movie, which has a love triangle and his position is actually good within the movie and he needs to try this as an alternative of my movie,” the 120 Bahadur actor revealed. He then had an emergency assembly with Javed Akhtar, producer Ritesh Sidhwani and Aamir Khan to vary Saif’s sudden choice. “All of us satisfied him to remain on within the movie, and Aamir even advised Saif that he’ll make the largest mistake of his profession to go away this movie. Someway, he received satisfied,” he added.
Actually, Aamir had even advised Farhan to take up Saif’s position in case the actor doesn’t conform to do it. Nevertheless, the 2001 movie, with Aamir, Saif, Akshaye Khanna and Preity Zinta turned a cult traditional ultimately.
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