Bobby Deol remembers being brutally kicked out of Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Jab We Met: ‘It’s so heartbreaking… Imtiaz Ali was a really shut pal’ | Hindi Film Information

Bobby Deol has opened up a couple of lesser-known chapter from his profession, which is his early involvement within the much-loved romantic basic Jab We Met. Chatting with Instantaneous Bollywood, the actor revealed that he was instrumental in getting the venture off the bottom however was ultimately sidelined, with Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor moving into the lead roles.
Bobby Deol was the one who pushed for Jab We Met to be made
Bobby clarified that he was by no means formally provided the movie however performed a major position in its early growth. “I wasn’t provided,” Bobby mentioned. “Again then when Socha Na Tha was getting made, I noticed its rush print. I caught Imtiaz and mentioned, ‘Look, your movie hasn’t launched but; it’s solely midway carried out. I’m working with you, so write the script.’ So, he began writing the script for me. I attempted actually onerous to make that movie (Jab We Met) occur; I reached out to lots of people.”
Bobby recommended Imtiaz Ali to producers
He additionally went the additional mile to assemble the fitting workforce to carry the movie to life. “I approached a producer, Ashtavinayak. Truly, he got here to me desirous to make a movie. I recommended he take Imtiaz, however he mentioned, ‘No, not Imtiaz. We need to go along with one other director.’ At the moment, Imtiaz and I have been actually good associates, we nonetheless are, however we have been tremendous shut again then.”
Bobby was dropped as Shahid and Kareena got here on board
Bobby even tried to forged the feminine lead, reaching out to 2 prime actresses on the time. “Then he mentioned he wished Kareena Kapoor, so I organized a gathering with Kareena via somebody. However she additionally turned it down. After that, I talked to Preity Zinta, and she or he mentioned she wasn’t at that second. She mentioned— I can’t do it now, I’ll do it later.”
Regardless of all the trouble he put in, Bobby was in the end neglected when the venture moved ahead. “And the business is such that the producer to whom I had recommended that he take Imtiaz, ended up taking him. In the meantime, they kicked me out and received Kareena and Shahid as a substitute. That’s the way it occurred.”

On being changed and his emotional battle with the business’s methods
Whereas it was a disappointing flip of occasions, Bobby now displays on the expertise with maturity. “What occurred occurred, and Imtiaz made that movie. It may be powerful within the business; I used to be actually upset about it on the time. However Imtiaz additionally had his struggles; he was simply beginning his profession and didn’t have many selections. That form of factor occurs so much on this enterprise. It’s so heartbreaking, but it surely wasn’t meant to be, or it simply by no means clicked.”

Jab We Met went on to turn into one of the iconic Bollywood love tales.