The lead actress in the film, “Mela” is Twinkle Khanna. The original starcast in 1995 was supposed to be as Sunny Deol, Sunjay Dutt and Shilpa Shetty and the film was titled, “Jaanwar”.
Later, Kajol was also considered for the role but she had reservations to work with Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan has always been known as a perfectionist who gets into the minute details of every shot.
Kajol was uncomfortable with Aamir Khan’s requirement for extensive takes to achieve perfection. Describing herself as a “one-take” actor she preferred a different working style and therefore very graciously went to director Dharmesh Darshan’s house and expressed her discomfort to do the film.
The other reason can be that Kajol did not have a good time on the sets of, “Ishq” which also starred Aamir Khan. Kajol had mentioned that Aamir and Juhi Chawla shared a good bond and at times Kajol and Ajay Devgan felt left out. Even Indra Kumar was a good friend of Aamir Khan and the three were a sort of “close-knit group”. There were certain days on the set when Kajol was not willing to talk to anybody.
However, Kajol and Ajay Devgun indeed grew closer during the filming of Ishq and got married in 1999.
Later, Kajol was seen with Aamir Khan in “Fanaa” which released in 2006.
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