Rishi Kapoor Initially Turned Down Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji Starrer Hum Tum As a result of…

Hum Tum, directed by Kunal Kohli, was an essential movie in Saif Ali Khan‘s profession. The film, launched in 2004, starred Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji, and it stays a traditional to today. The forged additionally included Rishi Kapoor and Rati Agnihotri. Rishi performed Saif’s father, although his position was extra like an prolonged cameo with simply seven scenes. However DYK at first, Rishi didn’t wish to be part of it?

Hum Tum director Kunal Kohli on Rishi Kapoor’s preliminary rejection on Hum Tum

Kunal Kohli just lately shared an fascinating story about how Rishi Kapoor initially refused to be a part of the movie. In an interview with Aleena Dissects, Kohli mentioned, “After I narrated the position to Rishi Kapoor, he mentioned ‘I’m not doing this’. After I requested why, he mentioned ‘Visitor look hai, mujhe nahi karna, kya hai? Bakwas hai. Saat toh scene diye tune mereko, nahi karna mujhe’. (It’s only a visitor look. I don’t wish to do that. Nonsense. You gave me simply seven scenes, I don’t wish to.)”

Kohli then persuaded Rishi to at the very least learn the scenes earlier than making a call. Rishi ultimately mentioned, “That is good, that is additionally good. Give me some extra scenes. Why ought to I do a visitor look?” Kohli defined that whereas he may add extra scenes, they would not have the identical influence. He mentioned, “Each scene of yours has an influence, each dialogue has an influence. I can add ten extra scenes, however they received’t have the identical impact.” Rishi then agreed, saying, “Haan theek hai chalo karte hain (Let’s do it).”

In the identical interview, Kohli revealed that Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra gave him a finances of Rs 7.5 crore to make the movie. His earlier film, Mujhse Dosti Karoge, had an enormous finances and starred Rani, Kareena Kapoor, and Hrithik Roshan, but it surely did not do nicely on the field workplace. This time, the finances was smaller, however Hum Tum turned out to be an enormous success.