Farhan Akhtar just lately recalled his directorial debut with Dil Chahta Hai. He opened up about casting the proper 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 development in the course of the late ’90s was that of a love triangle, and so they needed to do a movie on that. Nonetheless, in the long run, I went to Aamir Khan as a result of I didn’t have a selection.”

Opening up concerning the film, he recalled rewriting the dialogues in English. “After I had given him the script, it had dialogues written in English. He informed 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 informed me that he needs to take heed to the script once more after three months. I saved ready after three months, however he acquired 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 informed me that he has gotten a superb movie, which has a love triangle and his function is basically good within the movie and he needs to do this as a substitute of my movie,” the 120 Bahadur actor revealed. He then had an emergency assembly with Javed Akhtar, producer Ritesh Sidhwani and Aamir Khan to alter Saif’s sudden resolution. “All of us satisfied him to remain on within the movie, and Aamir even informed Saif that he’ll make the largest mistake of his profession to go away this movie. By some means, he acquired satisfied,” he added.

Actually, Aamir had even informed Farhan to take up Saif’s function in case the actor doesn’t conform to do it. Nonetheless, the 2001 movie, with Aamir, Saif, Akshaye Khanna and Preity Zinta turned a cult basic finally.

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