Bollywood Hungama was the first one to report in July 2023 that Daler Mehndi will feature in Welcome To The Jungle, along with his brother Mika Singh, as an actors. The popular singers will thus make their acting debut in this multi-starrer comic caper. In a recent interview, Daler spoke more about it and also went down memory lane.
Shocking revelation: Daler Mehndi was offered a role in Kajol’s Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi; demanded higher fees than Suniel Shetty and Rishi Kapoor
While talking to Hindustan Times, Daler Mehndi revealed that he was offered a role in the Kajol-starrer Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (2001). At first, he asked for fees higher than what was offered to the film’s lead actors, Suniel Shetty and Rishi Kapoor. After some time, he decided to decline the part.
Daler Mehndi said, “I was offered a role back in 1998 in Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi. I remember meri baat hui thi [with the producers] and I asked them for more money than the hero of the film. After a meeting for about 15-20 minutes, I finally decided that I didn’t want to do the movie. All my friends said it was a huge production and a great movie, but I responded, ‘Mera abhi singing ka kaam hai, main ussi par focus kar leta hoon; Abhi itna time pada hai, filmein toh hoti rahengi’.”
Talking of how he bagged Welcome To The Jungle, Daler Mehndi credited director Ahmed Khan, “He called me and said, ‘Paaji, maine ek jagah aapki haan kardi hai, na mat kijiyega’. He is my brother and an amazing human being, [so] I couldn’t say no. I’m glad that he thought I could do a role in his film.”
Daler also said that Akshay Kumar is the funniest person on the set, “Everyone has been treating me with such love and respect. While filming, we keep laughing all the time on set, and I can’t imagine how much the audience will enjoy it. Akshay Kumar paaji itna hasaate hain, bahut maza aa raha hai.”
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