Actor Salman Khan and filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya began collaborating once they have been each simply beginning their careers. Their first hit Maine Pyar Kiya made them stars and so they continued to work with one another for over a decade after that in movies like Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Hum Saath Saath Hain however when Sooraj determined to make Vivah, he felt that Salman didn’t look harmless sufficient for the position. Sooraj shared the identical in a latest interview the place he additionally mentioned that Salman was previous for the character of Prem in that movie.
In a chat with Digital Commentary, Sooraj was requested why, after working extensively with Salman in a lot of his movies, he determined to solid Shahid within the lead position. To this, Sooraj defined that ever since he knew he needed to grow to be a filmmaker, “I made a decision I cannot compromise.” He mentioned that Vivah went into manufacturing after the large failure of Fundamental Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, which starred Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan.
He shared that quickly after the movie’s failure, Salman known as him and requested to collaborate. “After Fundamental Prem Ki Diwani Hoon flopped, Salman known as and mentioned ‘let’s work on one thing’. However at the moment, I didn’t have a narrative for Salman and this was a narrative that my father had given me,” Sooraj shared recalling the real-life story that was the genesis of Vivah.
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Sooraj mentioned that he knew Salman wouldn’t slot in Vivah as he needed somebody who would look harmless and appeared a lot youthful. “Once I determined I need to make this, I knew Salman wouldn’t match right here as a result of he was a serious star,” he mentioned and added, “Isme bholapan chahiye, umar chahiye aur umar toh kisiki rukegi nahi. Toh fir yeh Shahid aur Amrita ki casting hui. (This wanted innocence and age, and age doesn’t cease for anybody. That’s how I solid Shahid and Amrita.)”
Earlier than this, Salman and Sooraj had labored collectively on Hum Saath Saath Hain. It was in the course of the shoot of this movie in Rajasthan that Salman was accused of capturing blackbucks. In 2024, Salman’s home was shot at by alleged supporters of Lawrence Bishnoi in connection to the identical case. Salman and Sooraj’s subsequent collaboration occurred in 2015 with Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, additionally starring Sonam Kapoor.
