DYK, Shahid Kapoor once told Sooraj Barjatya he could replace him in Vivah? Here’s why

Sooraj Barjatya’s Vivah proved to be a turning point in Shahid Kapoor’s career making him a bankable star. However, the actor was apprehensive to do the movie and even reuested makers to remove him. In a recent interview, he shared how before Vivah, his 3 consecutive films flopped at the box office which discouraged him.

Shahid Kapoor on replacing Sooraj Barjatya to replace him in Vivah

Shahid shared with Bollywood Hungama, “I remember when I did Vivah, I had three flops in one month. I remember we shot Vivah for 8-9 days when my films flopped and I went and told Sooraj Barjatya that he can replace me if he wants. Why would anyone want to work with me because I had given three flops in a month. And one of the flops was with Sanjay Dutt, other was with Ajay Devgn and another was with Akshay Kumar – all were big stars and I thought I only must have some bad luck.”

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The films Shahid referred to were Deewane Huye Paagal, Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, and Shikhar, all of which underperformed at the box office. However, despite the setbacks, Sooraj Barjatya had complete faith in him. Sharing how Barjatya rubbished his ask to replace him, Shahid said, “But Sooraj ji told me, ‘If you know what to do in front of the camera, just do that and leave the rest to me’ and Vivah was my biggest hit at that time. He backed me and he had faith in me at that time. So that will always be my best memory of Sooraj Barjatya and Vivah.” For those unversed, Vivah also starred Amrita Rao.

About Deva

The actor is all set to next star in Deva. The film also features Pooja Hegde, Pavail Gulatie, Pravessh Rana, and Kubbra Sait. Directed by Rosshan Andrrews and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Umesh KR Bansal, Deva is set to hit theaters on January 31, 2025. On the other hand, Shahid also has Vishal Bhardwaj’s Arjun Ustara with Triptii Dimri. The makers recently dropped a sneak peek from the Mahurat shoot recently. They also suggested that the movie will be released on December 5, 2025.

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