The Complex Casting Story Of “MAINE PAYR KIYA”🎬
The casting of the lead actor was complex.Several newcomers auditioned for the role of ‘Prem’, including Vindu Dara Singh, Deepak Tijori, and Faraaz Khan. While Faraaz Khan, son of the actor Yusuf Khan who played the villainous Zabisco in Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), was almost finalised for the role, he was replaced at the last minute due to health issues.Barjatya tested Shabina Dutt for the lead actress role. Dutt failed the screen test and Barjatya asked if she could suggest an actor for the lead.She suggested Salman Khan, with whom she had done an ad film. Salman Khan was not particularly interested because of the soft nature of the film and Barjatya was not very happy with Khan’s first audition. Sooraj wasn’t convinced by Salman’s acting prowess and started looking for another actor to play the role. Khan too, started suggesting names for who could be Prem in the film, after he was told that he didn’t fit the bill.[6] Barjatya eventually convinced him to do it, and Khan has since then expressed his gratitude to Barjatya for making him a star.
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