Published 13:21 IST, April 21st 2020

John Abraham's 'Saaya': Fascinating trivia about the 2003 movie

In 2003, John Abraham played the lead character in Anurag Basu’s 'Saaya'. Here are the lesser-known facts about the film that you must know.

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John Abraham is widely known for his action and comedy movies. One of John Abraham's films that me news back in time is 2003 movie, Saaya. film stars John Abraham, Tara Sharma, and Mahima Chaudhry in prominent roles. film directed by Anurag Basu has a 5.8 rating on IMDb. Saaya is remake of Hollywood movie, Dragonfly. Listed below are some of lesser-known facts about John Abraham's Saaya that will definitely take you by surprise.

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Lesser-known facts About John Abraham's Saaya

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  • John Abraham's voice was dubbed in film Saaya.
  • Actress Katrina Kaif was first choice for role but Abraham and director wanted someone who could speak Hindi very well so she was opted out and Tara Sharma was selected inste.

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  • film was first known to be titled as Nastik but later changed to Saaya.
  • song Har Taraf has a glimpse of singer Shreya Ghoshal in it.
  • This was  first film of Anurag Basu that he completed all by himself. He earlier opted out from film Kuch Toh Hai when he h issues with Ekta Kapoor. film Kuch Toh Hai was later completed by director Anil V Kumar.

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  • Anurag Basu after quitting film with Ekta Kapoor h decided not to direct any film. Luckily, film Saaya was offered to him at time by Mahesh Bhatt. He was thankful to Bhatt for same.
  • film Saaya was about to release on 16th of May 2003 but inste got released on 4th of July 2003.
  • Mahesh Bhatt h auditioned Katrina and was even impressed with her acting skills but unfortunately, she was not cast for le role.

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13:20 IST, April 21st 2020