I asked her what she does, to which she said that she’s studying. He told me that it’s his daughter Ameesha. In the meanwhile, I attended a wedding where I met Amit Patel, an old friend who used to study with me in boarding school.
But I disapproved and asked them to wait for 4-5 days. My production guy asked me whether we should dismantle the set. Meanwhile, my set was ready in Filmistan. Then I had some misunderstanding with her mother. Kareena was there in the film and she shot with me for 2 days. What made Kareena Kapoor leave the film and how did Ameesha Patel come on board? He asked me why I didn’t tell him before of my plan! They asked “Who?” and I answered, “Hrithik”! Hrithik was sitting right there and he was so startled that he got up from his chair. That’s when I asked myself – why can’t I change this to a love story? I discussed this idea with my team and they agreed with me that for this film, we need a new boy. It has a part where the lover dies and the mother is distraught but their son also has the same face. The idea for the film came to me when I was seeing the Rajesh Khanna starrer Aradhana. Reports state that you offered this film to Shah Rukh Khan.
295 crore approximately in today’s times! As this historic film completes 20 years, Rakesh Roshan in an exclusive interview to Bollywood Hungama opens up about the film and a lot more: 44.27 crore at the box office, which is equivalent to Rs. Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai was the biggest hit of 2000, bigger than other biggies like Mohabbatein, Mela, Dhadkan etc. Thankfully for this blockbuster filmmaker, the risk paid off.