Filmmaker Mansoor Khan revealed his struggles through the filming of ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’, admitting he confronted despair after poor casting selections.
Mansoor Khan reveals why he dropped Mansoor Khan from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.
Mansoor admitted that Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar was on the verge of collapsing, largely as a consequence of his personal casting misjudgements. He revealed that just about 60–70% of the movie needed to be reshot as he had rejected the suitable actors and solid the improper ones through the preliminary choice. Mansoor shared that even after taking pictures for 40–45 days in and round Ooty and Coonoor, and filming a number of songs in Mumbai, he realised the movie was going nowhere.
Mansoor Khan on how the preliminary solid made his life depressing
He added, “I received’t take names, however these individuals had been completely unprofessional. They made life depressing, not only for me, however for the whole crew. The movie was turning out actually badly, and it additionally practically stalled. I felt like giving up. But the movie’s story is about getting up and profitable. So in a method, life was mirroring artwork. We stayed quiet. We threw these guys out. They went to the press, mentioned every kind of nasty issues about me and Aamir. But we didn’t reply. Our focus was clear—we had a movie to make, and one. And in the long run, the result’s in entrance of you.”
Mansoor on how Aamir Khan helped him
Mansoor recalled that he grew to become depressed and revealed it was Aamir who pulled him out of it. “Aamir mentioned, ‘Throw these guys out. We’ll make movie.’ I used to be in a very darkish place then, depressed, on the verge of a breakdown. I used to get up in the midst of the night time crying through the shoot. Some of those self same individuals got here again to me later, together with Milind Soman. They didn’t perceive filmmaking. They didn’t perceive humility, or the director’s position, or that the movie is greater than any particular person—larger than the actor, the director, or the producer. They got here in with unusual concepts. But once more, the error was mine. I shouldn’t have solid them.” However, issues took a constructive flip when Milind exited and Deepak Tijori stepped in.
About Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
The 1992 coming-of-age sports activities drama stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Mamik Singh, Pooja Bedi and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The movie follows the journey of a carefree teenager, Sanjay, who rises in opposition to all odds to win a prestigious inter-school biking race and earn his household’s pleasure. With its memorable soundtrack by Jatin–Lalit and themes of ambition, rivalry, and redemption, the movie has change into a beloved cult basic in Indian cinema.
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