Farhan Akhtar Reveals Aamir And Saif Were Not The First Choice For ¡®Dil Chahta Hai¡¯
¡°Ya toh dosti gehri hai... ya yeh photo 3D hai?¡±
Grapevine is abuzz with rumours that the cult classic film that Bollywood has ever made on friendship¡ªDil Chahta Hai¡ªmight just have a sequel in the making, but at the end of the day, they are all rumours!
Farhan Akhtar, who was relatively unknown at that time, changed the way Bollywood perceived friendships, and forever. Those confusions mingling with the tensions, that quest to find true love and the zeal to make a career and earn enough¡ªthe movie connected so well with the youth that even 17 years after its release, it is still relevant and generations to come will endure it.
But if ever a sequel is made, we cannot imagine anybody else but Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna play the roles of childhood best friends Akash Malhotra, Sameer Mulchandani and Siddharth "Sid" Sinha, can we?
And so, just like us, you¡¯ll be shocked to know that neither Aamir and nor Saif were the first choices to play these roles in the film. Yes, that¡¯s true, and you can take a moment to gulp down the fact before knowing who the first choices were.
So, Farhan Akhtar, who directed and wrote the film, was Neha Dhupia¡¯s show recently, where he revealed about it all.
¡°I wanted Akshaye Khanna to play Akash, Hrithik Roshan for Sameer and Abhishek Bachchan for Siddharth (Sid).
¡°But films are generally made with a cast which was not on your wish list.¡±
The three roles are etched in the hearts of those who have watched the film, and we just cannot imagine anyone else in those shoes. If at all a sequel is made, we root for Aamir, Akshaye and Saif to be back with a thunder! What say?
Garima Satija leads the Entertainment vertical of Indiatimes. A storyteller at heart who enjoys the thrill of writing, she is sometimes found daydreaming about living the lives of movie characters. Also, she hates talking about herself in the third person.
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