▁Kh anna . ▁A ctor ▁Raj esh ▁Kh anna ▁had ▁to ▁later ▁change ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁this ▁actor . ▁ ▁B rij ▁Kat yal ' s ▁script ▁was ▁turned ▁down ▁by ▁three ▁top ▁produ cers , ▁including ▁Sh ol ay ▁( 1 9 7 5 ) ▁cre ator ▁G . P . ▁Si ppy . ▁However , ▁director ▁Sur aj ▁P rak ash ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁beautiful ▁story ▁and ▁accepted ▁it . ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁greatest ▁hit . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁colour ▁film . ▁ ▁To ▁prepare ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁R aja , ▁Sh ashi ▁Kap oor ▁would ▁spend ▁days ▁with ▁the ▁boat men ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁to ▁study ▁their ▁l ifest yle . ▁Sometimes , ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁me als ▁with ▁them . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁film ' s ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e ▁celebr ations , ▁Sur aj ▁P rak ash ▁asked ▁B rij ▁Kat yal ▁what ▁religion ▁Raj ▁belonged ▁to , ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁specified ▁and ▁no ▁one ▁had ▁noticed ▁till ▁now . ▁It ▁turned ▁out ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁boat men ▁in ▁S rin agar ▁were ▁Muslim s . ▁The ▁writer ▁was ▁speech less , ▁as ▁this ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁H indu - Mus lim ▁love ▁story . ▁P rak ash ▁claims ▁this ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁true ▁clim ax ▁behind ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁his ▁greatest ▁hit . ▁ ▁While ▁on ▁location ▁in ▁S rin agar , ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁from ▁Mah ar as ht