New Delhi. Kajol entered the film industry, but her first film turned out to be a flop. The film may have flopped, but Kajol definitely came into the limelight with this film. After working in several films one after another, Kajol once became the first choice of filmmakers. In the year 2000, a film came up in which a big director wanted to cast Kajol, but Kajol flatly refused to cast her in the film as it had Aamir Khan in the lead role.
Perhaps the makers were expecting a hit like ‘Sholay’ from a film based on 2 friends, but the film flopped miserably at the box office. The hero of the film was Aamir Khan, but the heroine of the film was not the first choice of the makers. The film was first rejected by Kajol and then the daughter of Bollywood’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna entered the film, but the film turned out to be a flop at the box office.
When Kajol reached the director’s house…
Almost 23 years after the film’s release, director Dharmesh Darshan revealed in a recent interview why Kajol turned down the film because of Aamir Khan and then how the new heroine was chosen. Cast in a film.
Why didn’t Kajol work with Aamir Khan?
Why didn’t Kajol do the film? Revealing this, the director said, ‘All my friends worked with him, but I worked with Lolo (Karisma Kapoor). Kajol was supposed to do the film ‘Mela’, but then she turned it down for the film. The reason behind it was Aamir Khan. He said that the image of Aamir Khan at that time was that of an actor who takes many retakes for a scene. At the same time, Kajol was doing the scene in a single take. But, there was some hesitation from his side. At that time she was not sure about working with Aamir, although Kajol and Aamir later worked together in ‘Fanaa’.
Twinkle’s acting was very entertaining
Dharmesh Darshan further revealed that Kajol rejected ‘Mela’ and Kajol went to his house and explained the reason to him. He understood the cause of the actress and also got the name and then Twinkle Khanna was signed in ‘Mela’. However, Twinkle’s acting was also mocked in the film.
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Tags: Aamir Khan, Kajol
First published: October 25, 2023, 15:25 IST