‘Shah Rukh Khan waited for me to say no to Baazigar before he could say yes,' recalls Deepak Tijori: ‘I had narrated the story to Abbas-Mustan, but they went to SRK'
'I had actually narrated the story of Baazigar to Abbas-Mustan,' Tijori told India Today. 'They were supposed to direct it. But later, they went to Shah Rukh.' The actor shared that he found out about this development in an unexpected way–through a VHS cassette lying at SRK's place.
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'Shah and I were friends. One day, I saw this VHS tape of A Kiss Before Dying at his place,' Tijori recalled. 'I asked him about it and he said, 'Your director came to me, left this tape, and told me not to say yes until you say no.' So he (SRK) waited for me.'
Eventually, Baazigar released Shah Rukh in the lead, and the rest is history. Yet, Deepak Tijori holds no grudges. He shared that Abbas-Mustan later apologized to him. 'They said, 'Please forgive us, we made a mistake. We'll compensate you someday.' And I told them, 'It's okay, let it be.' It was all very amicable.'
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Tijori also reflected on how relationships in the industry were warmer and more respectful back then. 'If one of us got a film, the other would step back. There was no animosity. We were all like best friends.'
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