Emraan Hashmi made his Bollywood debut with Footpath (2003), and in two decades, the actor has been part of several successful films. In his initial career, Emraan was known as a Serial Kisser, but later he impressed the critics with his performance in Awarapan (2007), Jannat (2008), Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai (2010), and The Dirty Picture (2011).
If you think Footpath was supposed to be Emraan's first film then you're wrong. Emraan was supposed to make his Bollywood debut with Ameesha Patel. The Shanghai actor was considered for a romantic drama with Gadar: Ek Prem Katha actress. However, it was Ameesha who asked the producer to replace him.
The film from which Emraan Hashmi got replaced was...
Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar, the 2001 Tanuja Chandra directorial was produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The film was originally announced with Govinda and Juhi Chawla. As per IMDb, both stars quit the film, and Ameesha Patel was signed as the female lead. When the makers were looking for a male lead, at that time, Emraan was almost finalised for the film.
In an interview with Lallantop, Emraan confessed, “My first film was Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar, which had Govinda in the lead. I was doing an acting course with Roshan Taneja at the time.” Emraan said, that after a month, Mahesh Bhatt called and informed that Govinda had quit the film due to date issues. He further revealed that Mahesh decided to sign him after discussing with Roshan Taneja, but he was not ready.
Check out a scene from Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar
Ameesha asked to drop Emraan Hashmi?
Emraan revealed that Ameesha was coming after Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, and she was unsure if he would pull it off. Hashmi said, "Ameesha felt I wouldn’t be able to pull it off. She had just delivered a hit film (Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai), so she was worried, she wanted the casting to be right for the hero. She wanted an experienced actor to be cast for the role, not someone totally inexperienced, someone who’s only done a one-month acting course. So, she went to Bhatt sahab and said, ‘I don’t think Emraan is the right fit’. I was infuriated, I was very angry with her." Finally, the movie was made with Jimmy Shergill and Ameesha Patel. However, when released, it became a box office disaster.
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