Abhay Deol was about to be launched in films in 2004. The Deol family (Sunny Deol and Dharmendra) chose a new director, Imtiaz Ali.
Imtiaz directed Abhay Deol's debut film Socha Na Tha (2005). As a result, Imtiaz and Deol family built good relations.
Imtiaz shared the plot of his next film with Bobby Deol and revealed that he wanted to cast Bobby for it.
Bobby was set to act in the film and Sunny was happy. The film was named "Geet" and Bobby introduced Imtiaz to Dhillin Mehta for the production of the film.
Imtiaz wanted to cast Preity Zinta for female lead but chose Kareena Kapoor on Bobby's advice.
Everything was going well until Imtiaz began to ignore Bobby. The conversation also ended eventually. Bobby felt that Imtiaz needed more time to think.
But then the news came that Imtiaz had started shooting for the film without informing the Deol family.
Deols were shocked. Imtiaz also renamed the film to "Jab We Met". It was later revealed that Imtiaz had met Shahid Kapoor and considered him much more suitable than Bobby.
Due to this behavior, Deol family's displeasure with Imtiaz Ali continues to this day.