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Deepak Tijori replaced Milind Soman in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Milind Soman was replaced by Deepak Tijori after roughly 60, 75% of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar had already been shot, actor Pooja Bedi and Deepak Tijori have revealed in separate interviews. Bedi…
The Story in Brief
Milind Soman was replaced by Deepak Tijori after roughly 60, 75% of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar had already been shot, actor Pooja Bedi and Deepak Tijori have revealed in separate interviews. Bedi told Vickey Lalwani that she, Tijori, and Ayesha Jhulka stepped in after the film was partly shot with Soman. Tijori told Bollywood Bubble that he had been rejected earlier but was called back after Mansoor Khan and producer Nasir Hussain faced a stalled project. At the film's 30th anniversary in 2022, Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan told Tijori that the production had shut down and Mansoor went into depression, believing he had wasted his father's money. The film was restarted after Tijori came on board.
The Indian Opinion
Stories of casting chaos often become industry lore, but here the numbers are revealing: Milind Soman had shot 60, 75% of the film before being dropped. That is not a creative hiccup but a near-total scrapping and restart, which Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan later confirmed left the director in depression. The narrative that replacement actors 'fit the energy' oversimplifies the financial wreckage of shelved footage. The real test is whether Indian cinema today would permit such an expensive re-shoot for a non-studio film, or if the pressure to release on time now kills risky creative calls.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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