Bollywood actor Salman Khan who garnered limelight with a Sooraj Barjatya directorial in Maine Pyaar Kiya, have been rejected by the latter for his upcoming Uunchai. The director of disclosed a startling fact in a recent interview. He revealed that Salman Khan wanted to work in the film however, he refused to confirm his spot. Uunchai features the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher and Neena Gupta.
The duo of actor and director have previously worked in films like Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Hum Saath Saath Hain and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. Many keen observers of Bollywood have claimed that Salman’s onscreen name, Prem has served to be a lucky charm for the team concerning its phenomenal performance in the box office.
In an event during the trailer launch of the film, Sooraj spoke to Pinkvilla on why he chose to go ahead with other actors. He said, “Like I said, ismein maine sab bandhan tod diye. Ek charm tha Prem rakho toh chal jaye, but ismein sab bandhan tod diye maine (As I have mentioned, I have broken all barriers for this film. I had Prem as my lucky charm but not this time).”
“When I told Salman (Khan) that I am making this film, he said, ‘Why are you going to hills to make this film?’ Then later he said, ‘I can do this film’ but I said no because I wanted a different cast,” he added.
Uunchai, bankrolled under Rajshri Productions is 60th movie made under this banner name. The film is slated to be released on November 11. The script is crafted by Sunil Gandhi and jointly produced by Sooraj Barjatya, Mahaveer Jain and Natasha Malpani Oswal.
