For an Indian director to get an offer from Hollywood in those days was a big deal. But soon after we started, Shekhar got an offer from Hollywood to make Bandit Queen. But because of all this that happened, it came out in 1995.”ĪLSO WATCH | Abhay Deol: ‘People have tried to smear me, there is a cost to speaking your mind’īobby said that he would go to Shekhar’s office everyday and work on the script. Otherwise, my film would’ve come out in 1993. I kept telling Shekhar, ‘Why don’t you finish the film?’ but he had a bigger opportunity. It happens when you’re working with someone and you spend a year-and-a-half with them every day. I had developed a good friendship with him. Love you loads.”īobby told Bollywood Hungama, “It was really frustrating.
Today our boys are as old as we were when we worked together. Twinkle recently took to Twitter and wrote Bobby a nostalgic message: “I just saw the interview and then this tweet. Barsaat also starred Twinkle Khanna, who was making her acting debut as well. Rajkumar Santoshi was hired as Shekhar’s replacement. Bobby said that Shekhar quitting the film delayed it by two years and was very ‘frustrating’. Actor Bobby Deol has said that director Shekhar Kapur was supposed to direct his debut film Barsaat, but had to drop out after 27 days of shooting because the filmmaker got the offer to make Bandit Queen.