Anil Kapoor's role in 'Lamhe' was offered to Vinod Khanna & Jackie Shroff; read trivia

Lamhe is a 1991 romantic drama movie helmed by Yash Chopra. movie features Anil Kapoor and Sridevi in le role, while Anupam Kher, Waheeda Rehman and Mahar Singh were seen in supporting roles. plot of Lamhe revolves around life of Viren, a man who falls in love with Pallavi but cant marry her. Later, Pallavi’s daughter meets Viren and falls in love with him. Here is some fascinating trivia about Lamhe:

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Anil Kapoor starrer Lamhe trivia

• Lamhe was released on same day as Phool Aur Kante. However, Lamhe was expected to break box office records. But movie did t perform well at box office. However, it became one of biggest hits in Indian overseas market.
• Lamhe was dubbed in English and was released under title ‘Indian Summer’.
• movie was inspired by book Ddy Long Legs.
• Yash Chopra’s original choice for Lamhe was Vid Khanna, but he could longer look like a 20-year-old and hence was rejected by Yash Chopra. Later, Jackie Shroff was also in talks. But role eventually went to Anil Kapoor. It is reportedly said that Anil Kapoor was injured and h to stay at home for a month. That is when he decided to shave off his moustache and sent his pictures to Yash Chopra and he got his approval for Lamhe.

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• Yash Chopra originally wanted a newcomer to essay role of Viren.
• Sridevi lost her far however she continued to be professional and shot a comedy scene with Anupam Kher after very next day of her far’s demise.
• Lamhe was Honey Irani’s first movie with Yash Chopra.
• initial choice for essaying Dippy Sagoo’s role was Pakistani actor Barbara Sharif.
• Sanjay Dutt was original choice for Deepak Malhotra’s role in Lamhe.

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• Boney Kapoor vised Anil Kapoor to t do Lamhe.
• In an interview, Deepak Malhotra stated that he thought he was playing le role in Lamhe. Yash Chopra introduced him with people stating he was his new hero. However, a day before muhurat of movie, Anil Kapoor showed up and he got greatest shock of his life. Deepak Malhotra reportedly said that he wasn’t aware that Anil Kapoor was playing le role in Lamhe.

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