Hvem spillede raj på skærmen mest romantiske film?
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Aditya ville oprindeligt have, at filmen skulle handle om et forhold mellem en inder og en amerikaner. Han ville have Tom Cruise til rollen som Raj, men blev afvist af Yash, som ikke ønskede at bruge en udenlandsk stjerne. De besluttede, at deres karakterer skulle være ikke-hjemmehørende indere (NRI'er). Aditya henvendte sig til Shah Rukh Khan for at spille rollen som Raj. Shah Rukh var i første omgang ikke interesseret på grund af rollens romantiske karakter, da han havde haft succes med at spille skurkeroller. Aditya bad derefter Saif Ali Khan om at spille hovedrollen, fordi han havde problemer med at overtale Shah Rukh til at gøre det. Saif afslog af ukendte årsager, hvilket Aamir Khan også gjorde, hvilket fik Aditya til at fortsætte med at forfølge Shah Rukh.[b] Aditya og Shah Rukh havde fire møder i løbet af flere uger; han overtalte til sidst Shah Rukh ved at fortælle ham, at han aldrig kunne blive en superstjerne, medmindre han blev "enhver kvindes drømmemand og enhver mors drømmesøn". Siden da har Shah Rukh udtrykt sin taknemmelighed over for Aditya for at have hjulpet ham til at blive en stjerne med denne film. Shah Rukh sagde, at skuespillerkollegaen Salman Khan også opfordrede ham til at spille rollen og sagde, at han troede, at filmen ville blive en stor succes. Shah Rukh har også bemærket lighederne i filmens manuskript med hans eget forhold til Gauri Khan før deres ægteskab.
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Aditya originally wanted the film to be about a relationship between an Indian and an American. He wanted Tom Cruise for the role of Raj but was dissuaded by Yash, who did not want to use a foreign star. They decided their characters would be non-resident Indians (NRIs). Aditya approached Shah Rukh Khan to play the role of Raj. Shah Rukh was initially not interested because of the romantic nature of the role, having had success playing villainous roles. Aditya then asked Saif Ali Khan to play the lead role because he was having problems persuading Shah Rukh to do it. Saif declined for unknown reasons, as did Aamir Khan, causing Aditya to continue pursuing Shah Rukh.[b] Aditya and Shah Rukh had four meetings over several weeks; he finally persuaded Shah Rukh by telling him he could never be a superstar unless he became "every woman's dream man, and every mother's dream son". Since then, Shah Rukh has expressed his gratitude to Aditya for helping to make him a star with this film. Shah Rukh said that fellow actor Salman Khan also encouraged him to do the role, saying that he thought the film would be very successful. Shah Rukh has also noted the similarities in the film's script to his own relationship with Gauri Khan before their marriage.
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