Veteran filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya’s latest film Uunchai hit the screens on November 11, 2022. Interestingly, the film received a positive response from the audience and critics. For the unversed, Sooraj also launched Salman Khan into the industry as the leading man with the film Maine Pyar Kiya (1989).
The Rajshri Productions film also starred Bhagyashree as the female lead. Maine Pyar Kiya was a big hit at the box office. Salman Khan had become a big star in the 90s. But did you know that he was initially rejected by Sooraj Barjatya after seeing his first screen test?
Recently, while speaking with Humans of Bombay, the Hum Aapke Hain Koun director Sooraj Barjatya said, “At 21, I began writing Maine Pyar Kiya. But let me tell you a fun fact–the first script got rejected and it took me two years to write a new one! But the journey was daunting–at Rajshri, our production house, our last few films were a flop and we were suffering financially. No actor wanted to work with us. And then one day, I met a young man who we’d rejected after his first screen test. But there was something about him. So, five months later, we got him on board. That man was Salman Khan.”
The director further revealed that he didn’t have money to make Maine Pyar Kiya. Sooraj’s father borrowed money and began working on the film. Sooraj Barjatya also said that his latest film Uunchai is also about friendship.
Talking about Sooraj Barjatya and Salman Khan, the duo collaborated on several films such as Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Hum Saath Saath Hain and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. The director has also directed films such as Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, Vivah and so on.
His latest film Uunchai stars Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta, Sarika and many others in the lead roles.
