Vidhu Vinod Chopra
‘s ‘
1942 A Love Story
‘ is one of the most memorable movies of
Anil Kapoor
. The film is also remembered for its outstanding music. But did you know that Anil was not the first choice for the film? Chopra had offered the movie to Shah Rukh Khan first. The filmmaker made that revelation recently at the Kellog School of Management.
The ‘Parinda’ director said, “Shah Rukh had a history with me.
When I was making 1942: A Love Story, I’d seen his work. Renu (Saluja, his then-wife) had edited a film called
Maya Memsaab
. He had a small role. So I offered him the role. I was the first person to offer him a role. He wasn’t a star then.”
For those not in the know, Vidhu Vinod Chopra was married to Renuka Saluja. The couple got married in 1976 and were together for seven years. Post that, he got married to Anupama Chandra.
Eventually, Vinod went ahead and signed Anil for the film. But another trivia is that
Madhuri Dixit
was initially offered
Manisha Koirala
‘s part. Anil and Madhuri have been in a hit pair in many movies like ‘Tezaab’ and ‘Parinda’.
Talking about Chopra’s association with SRK. Many years later, he had also offered, ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ to Shah Rukh. But he had to opt out of the project due to a surgery. Vidhu revealed during the chat, “I told him you go, take six months, one year whatever. But when you come back, my film is the first one you’re doing. Due to complications, he didn’t do the film. So I said Sanjay Dutt is the right choice for this.”
