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Tigmanshu Dhulias Irrfan Khan Manoj Bajpayee starrer aborted

18 May 2020

TigmanshuDhulia who directed IrrfanKhan in one of his best filmPaanSinghTomarwas all set to collaborate with his favourite actor all over again when death made other plans. Dhulias proposed film withIrrfanwas the story of two friends growing old together. It was originally titled BichdeSabhiBaariBaari.It was the story of two friends and their relationship over a period of 35 years. Manoj Bajpayee and IrrfanKhan were cast as the older avatars of the buddies whereas Amit Sadh and Vidyut Jamwal were to play the younger versions of the same characters.But thenBajpayeeopted out. Recalling that aborted project,Tigmanshu says, It was the story of two friends. After it didnt work out withManojBajpayee, IrrfanKhan and I were to play the two friends. I had re-titled the filmYaara. It was adesiadaptation of the French film Les Lyonnais (A Gang Story) It was the story of their journey in life from 1955 to 2010. I relocated the plot and the characters toUttarakhandwhere I come from. They had to look compatible and convincing as friends. I lost close to 15kgsfor role. But we didnt get to work together in that project.Lekinissibahaane maineapnawazanghataliya.