Sooraj Barjatya reveals Salman Khan wished to do Uunchai however the filmmaker turned him down: ‘I said no’

Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya has revealed that his shut pal and long-time collaborator Salman Khan was eager to be part of his upcoming directorial Uunchai, which is about three associates of their sixties, on a trek to Mount Everest.

At the trailer launch of Uunchai, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher and Boman Irani amongst others, Sooraj stated Salman knew concerning the movie all all through and had even mentioned it with him.

“When I was making this, Salman asked me, ‘Sooraj what are you making?’ then, ‘Why are you going to the hills?’ Then he also told me, ‘I can do this film!’ I said no! Because we all know he can climb the mountains. But I needed people who can look as if they can’t,” the filmmaker stated.

Sooraj Barjatya and Salman Khan have labored on blockbusters like Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hai Koun, Hum Saath-Saath Hai and Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo.

Uunchai marks Sooraj’s seventh directorial and the primary movie the place the central character isn’t named Prem. When requested about this, Kher interrupted and stated, “My nickname in the film is Prem!”

Sooraj added that he has let go of every little thing which was limiting him, together with falling again on the identical character identify for good luck.

“In this film, maine sab bandhan todd diye hai. There once was a charm that if you name (a character) Prem, the film will work. But I’ve let go of that. In the pandemic, everything was slipping away, so there was no point holding onto anything,” he added.

Uunchai marks a departure from the lavish tune and dance movies, often set towards the backdrop of a marriage, Sooraj Barjatya is thought for. The filmmaker stated going away from that sample for Uunchai was his largest problem.

“Honestly talking, that is the primary time I’m making a movie like this. In 2016, author Sunil informed me the topic of the movie about 4 associates, all 65 plus. It was a humorous story about their mission to trek to the Everest base camp.

“He called it death, but when I heard it, I found it like life. The subject didn’t leave me. In the pandemic, when we were going through our challenges, I decided take my biggest challenge. If you see the trailer, there’s no marriage, no functions. I tried to put temples though.”

The filmmaker stated he by no means set his movies past movie studios however for Uunchai, he travelled to  Kanpur, Agra, Gorakhpur and shot on the peak of hundreds of toes. “It was liberating for me,” he added.

Uunchai, additionally starring Neena Gupta, Sarika, Parineeti Chopra, Nafisa Ali and Danny Denzongpa, is scheduled to launch on November 11.