In 2001, when Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel starrer ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ made it to the large screens, it broke all information. It not solely saved the money registers ringing on the field workplace but additionally garnered love from the viewers for many years. From the long-lasting handpump scene to Sunny Deol and Amrish Puri’s face-off, the songs, and each ingredient of the film left an eternal impression. Nonetheless, do you know that making this film got here with its personal value? Do you know that as a result of ‘Gadar,’ Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar’s movie received shelved? Learn on to know extra about what precisely occurred
‘Gadar’ director Anil Sharma shares a REGRET of his life
After nearly 20 years, Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar have been alleged to star collectively in an Anil Kumar film titled ‘Kashmir.’ This movie would deliver the 2 stars again collectively on the large display after ‘Anokha Milan.’ Nonetheless, destiny had one thing else in retailer for Anil Sharma, as ‘Kashmir’ by no means went on the flooring, as his precedence shifted to creating ‘Gadar.’ Recalling the identical, he advised News18 that he actually needed to work with Dilip Kumar however couldn’t. “Woh meri life ki ek remorse hai (it’s a remorse of my life).” He shared that earlier than ‘Gadar,’ he was engaged on one other movie titled ‘Kashmir,’ for which he spoke to Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar. Each actors agreed to the film, however then one thing else occurred.
‘Gadar’ started as a subplot
Anil Sharma additional defined that whereas he was engaged on the film that was alleged to star Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar, he was a subplot that concerned a Pakistani lady and a Kashmiri boy. “And that’s the place I stumbled upon the story of Gadar. I discovered Gadar after I was really in search of a subplot for Kashmir,” mentioned the director. “So, I considered specializing in Gadar, and I made a decision to make Kashmir later. That by no means occurred, however Gadar received made,” he continued.The director mentioned he had this sense in his intestine that ‘Gadar’ would attain nice heights, and thus, he determined to place every part else on maintain. Nonetheless, he regrets not having the ability to work with Dilip Kumar on this complete course of.
When Dilip Kumar gave Anil Kumar his blessing for ‘Gadar’
The ‘Apne’ director additionally talked about that when Dilip Kumar received to learn about ‘Gadar,’ he merely gave his blessing to him for the undertaking and advised him to observe his coronary heart. Anil Sharma recalled, “Dilip Kumar was Dilip Kumar. It wouldn’t trouble him if a movie didn’t get made. He was greater than any movie, and he additionally had too many movies within the pipeline. However he actually inspired me to make Gadar.” “He patted my again and advised me, ‘Laale, tera jo mann kare, tu woh hello kar,” he shared.
