In a 1997 interview, Aamir Khan talked about filmmakers Yash Chopra and Ram Gopal Varma. In response to comments made by the director about Aamir in relation to the films Dar (1993) and Langella (1995), the actor said, “They are simply lying.” Aamir had confided in an interview at the time about the filmmakers taking potshots on him. Also read: When Aamir Khan replaced Divya Bhatti with Juhi Chawla in Dar, she called his ‘star-like demeanor’
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Aamir responded to the late Yash Chopra’s accusations of wanting to know the exact number of punches he gives Sunny Deol and vice versa when he was offered the role that Shah Rukh Khan ultimately played in Dar. Meanwhile, in another interview, Ram Gopal Varma discredited Aamir’s contribution to the success of Rangeela, which featured Aamir alongside Urmila Matondkar. In a 1997 interview, Aamir said that Ram Gopal Varma “was insecure because he had a lot of credit for the success of his films”. He responded to a statement that he had reconsidered about playing the role.
Aamir told Rediff: “Sunny (Dior) and I would fight, but it would be Juhi (the woman I obsessed over and harassed) who would kill me. It was poetic justice. Sunny would kill me.” That’s why I asked for a joint narration. It was kind of a movie, so up by Joe Geeta Wohi Sikandar’s Deepak Tijoli. I don’t want to be ripped off. Is there something wrong with that?”
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Recalling correspondence with the late filmmaker, Aamir added: His words were said in front of cameraman Manmohan Singh and screenwriter Hani Irani. In fact, if I had played it, I wouldn’t have glorified the role like I did in the movies. The character had mental issues and she should have been played accordingly. “
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Interestingly, Divya Bharti was filmmaker Yash Chopra’s first choice for the movie Darr, but was later superseded by Juhi Chawla. Aamir was also later replaced by Shah Rukh Khan. Darr was released in his 1993, starring Juhi, Shah Rukh and Sunny Deol.