In a chat on IFTDA Official’s YouTube channel with Pallavi Joshi, Farah explained that Amitabh Bachchan couldn’t participate in the ‘Deewangi Deewangi’ song shoot due to Abhishek Bachchan‘s wedding that week.Farah humorously added that since the industry wasn’t invited to the wedding, many stars showed up for the shoot instead.
The filmmaker also discussed why Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano couldn’t join the shoot. She mentioned that Shah Rukh Khan had promised to personally bring them to the set. Each day, Farah would ask Shah Rukh about their arrival, and he would assure her that he would fetch them the next day. Reflecting humorously, Farah noted that even 12 years after the movie’s release, she is still waiting for Shah Rukh to fulfill that promise.
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Farah added that several actors couldn’t make it to the shoot. Hema Malini was out of town, and with only six days allotted for filming, everyone adjusted their schedules accordingly. Some even “gatecrashed” the shoot, showing up unexpectedly.
Dev Anand, Aamir Khan, and Fardeen Khan were notable absentees from the star-studded song. Farah Khan shared in an interview with Film Companion that she approached Dev Anand for a cameo, but he declined, citing his preference for lead roles. Similarly, Aamir Khan was asked but declined the offer.
During the interview, Farah disclosed that Shah Rukh Khan generously gifted goodie bags worth Rs 1 lakh to all the actors present at the shoot. Additionally, the female actors were allowed to keep the costumes, which were specially designed by Manish Malhotra for the song sequence.
In 2007, Bollywood witnessed the release of ‘Om Shanti Om,’ which marked Deepika Padukone’s debut in the industry. Alongside Padukone, the film featured prominent actors such as Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade, and Kirron Kher in significant roles.
