Every Bollywood lover is surely aware of the song ‘Deewangi Deewangi’ from Shah Rukh Khan’s blockbuster film Om Shanti Om. The song remains a fan favourite due to the appearance of several Bollywood stars including Dharmendra, Salman Khan, Dino Morea, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutta, Shilpa Shetty, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol, Juhi Chawla, Karisma Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Rekha, Shabana Azmi and Tabu among others. A total of 31 stars appeared in cameo appearances in the song. While these stars were among the few who appeared in the song, there were some who couldn’t be a part of the shoot. In an earlier interview, Farah Khan revealed why Amitabh Bachchan couldn’t be a part of the song, even though she really wanted him to be a part of this ensemble.
In a chat shared on IFTDA Official’s YouTube channel, speaking to Pallavi Joshi, Farah Khan revealed Big B didn’t come to shoot the song because it was Abhishek Bachchan’s wedding that week. She said, “Amitabh Bachchan didn’t come for the Deewangi song shoot because Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan were getting married the same week.” She then joked, “Now, the industry was not called (to the wedding), so they all came for the shoot. So that’s good.”
She also spoke about why Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano could not be a part of the shoot. “But, the two people Shah Rukh Khan said he would personally go and bring to the set, which I told him, I want them, were Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano. So, every day I used to ask Shah Rukh, ‘When will Dilip Kumar come?’ and he would say, ‘I will go tomorrow and I will bring them with me’, now it’s been 12 years to that movie and I am still waiting for Shah Rukh Khan to bring them on set,” she shared.
She further said, “A lot of actors couldn’t come, Hema ji was not in town, and we had only six days, so sweetly everyone adjusted and came when they had to shoot. A few people just gate crashed.”
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A few others who didn’t appear in the song are Dev Anand, Aamir Khan and Fardeen Khan. In an interview with the Film Companion, Farah Khan revealed she asked Dev Anand to appear in the song but he refused saying he has always played the lead roles. Aamir Khan was also asked to appear in the song but he refused.
In the same interview, the choreographer-director revealed that Shah Rukh Khan gifted Rs 1 lakh worth goodie bags to all actors who attended the shoot. The female actors got to keep the costumes, designed by Manish Malhotra, that they wore for the shoot.
Om Shanti Om hit theaters in 2007, marking Deepika Padukone’s Bollywood debut. The film also starred Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade and Kirron Kher in important roles.
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