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Eventually, the film was made with Shah Rukh Khan, Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla and turned out to be a huge success, even winning a National Award.
Aamir Khan says he was removed from Darr by Yash Chopra after requesting joint narration.
For years, it was believed that Aamir Khan turned down Darr, the 1993 psychological thriller that ultimately became one of Shah Rukh Khan’s breakthrough roles. Now, Aamir has clarified that he never rejected the film, he was actually removed from it.
Speaking with Zoom Fan Club, Aamir said, “Darr ko maine na nahi haan bola tha. Mujhe nikala gaya tha.” He explained that he had asked for a joint narration, since it was a two-hero film. “Mera principle hai, jab do actor hote hai saath mein director ko joint narration dena hai. Yashji ko joint narration nahi dena tha. Unhone mujhe nikaal diya.”(I didn’t say no to Darr, I was removed. Since it had two lead actors, I asked for a joint narration. Yash Chopra didn’t agree and removed me.)
Aamir said that it’s his standard approach when collaborating on multi-starrer films. He prefers listening to the script together with co-stars to ensure cohesive teamwork. “Har aadmi ki alag thinking hoti hai… hum as a team kaam kare,” he added.
He also recalled a similar situation during Andaz Apna Apna with Salman Khan. “Salman ne teen dafa cancel kiya. Unke secretary the, unhone bola Salman sun lenge baad mein aap log sun lo. Maine kaha jab Salman sunega tab main sununga.”(Salman cancelled three narrations. His secretary said we could proceed without him. I said I’d wait for him. After three cancellations, he showed up and we heard the script together.)
This process didn’t align with Yash Chopra’s working style for Darr. Eventually, the film was made with Shah Rukh Khan, Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla and turned out to be a huge success, even winning a National Award.
Meanwhile, Aamir is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Sitaare Zameen Par, co-starring Genelia Deshmukh. Directed by RS Prasanna, the film is scheduled to hit theatres on June 20.
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