While watching a few videos of Yash Chopra on Youtube, I stumbled upon a video where Uday Chopra is in conversation with Yashji. The topic of discussion is Darr starring Shahrukh Khan, Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla.
Towards the end of the video (5:18 mins), Uday reveals a little known fact about the film’s title and inspiration. Apparently, it was Hrithik Roshan who suggested the title ‘Darr’ to the Chopra’s.
In Uday’s words…
Hrithik and me were seeing a movie, a less known movie called Dead Calm (Starring Nicole Kidman). We saw the video of the film and we decided to make Adi (Aditya Chopra) see it. Just to show a very good film. Adi saw the film and he loved it instantly. That is the inspiration for Darr. Infact, the title Darr, is the title Hrithik had kept for a movie that he had actually made. An amateur film which he had shot. It was Hrithik’s title and when Adi decided on making this film, he told Hrithik that he will use this title, because it suits the subject.
Pretty interesting, isn’t it? Darr is one of Yash Chopra’s best films and was a major break-through in Shahrukh Khan’s career. How many of you were aware that ‘Dead Calm’ was the inspiration behind the classic and Hrithik’s amateur film was titled Darr?
Watch the video below (after 5:18)
That’s indeed very interesting. I never knew Hrithik had a passion for making films in the early 90s (i think he was a teenager then). He’ll be a good director one day.
Thanks indicine :)
Hrithik rocks. Srk suks..
Srk, hrithik, uday are all friends
And Aamir was removed from the movie bcoz he wanted joint narration with sunny deol which yash chopra didnt like anyways yrf is now working with Aamir they did fanaa also so in d end Aamir won n they lost
all srk r copied frm hollywood shame on him yash chopra cheated sunny deol
Sunny deol hated yash copra bcoz that time sunny was king at box office and darr was insult to his star power and srk’s super manupilation then these srk fans call him god and baadshah in reality he is a living snake who insulted everybody during 90’s everywhere
Haha amir could never portray such an epic character darr was awesome we love you @iamsrk #ripyashchopra sir
Aamir has already done more meaningful and classier roles then that living snake called srk Lagaan DCH RDB 3Idiots JJWS DIL QSQT Dhkmn list is endless classy actor we love him numero uno khan !
Yash ji was great he respected woman give them significant roles just look at #jthj there is #jiyare for anushkasharma & #heer dedicated to katrinakaif otherwise we all know what others do there is a munni &a sheela &a anarkali .YASH SIR GAVE WOMEN THERE DUE THATS WHY WE All respect him so much
All khans are better than sunny deol .sunny deol was anti muslim .always made movies related to haterdness towards us
Sunny deol is and will always be a star Ghayal gaddar damini he was great and we have more muslims in India so stop this religious blabber He never insulted muslims
Unbelievable: All major Khans’ ex
& current GFs/wives names
starts with K; Saif-Kareena,
Salman–Katrina, Aamir- Kiran,
SRK-Karan.”
@babu even karanjohar stated amitabh is his father &shahrukh is his brother but still some salman amir akshay fans doing it good how you will feel if we make a joke on salman arbaaz sohail .your parents have thought you this things ok
Babu legend!!nice observation
We love you @iamsrk @ihritik &also ranbir kapoor ,shahid kapoor
Kuchkuchhotahai completes 14years today friends happy for kajol , @iamsrk &kjo mine second favourite after #ddlj
Breaking news :rohit shetty books 2013 eid &christmas of chennai express & happy new year respectively
@vilap true rohit shetty has booked 2013 eid & farah khan booked 2013 christmas
@veena @vilap eid confirmed for chennai express but there is a doubt about HNY for christmas
@babu you now why salman not marride with girl because his affair with SHERA his bodyguard.
ha ha ha.lol..srk on eid against salman????ha ha ha ha srk career finish on next year eid.ha ha ha ha…may be srk didn’t took his madicines and declared this statement..lol…ha ha ha ha…RIP SRK..WE WON’T MISS YOU.
Really we all have seen janeman vs don &by the way its rohit shetty who has registered the date
@mynameiskhan before 2years salman was nothing srk is continuous from 21years only fools like you can laugh like that
Hrithik has been passionate about movies since his teenage days.
@vilap i think you are a very big fool.salman was nothing before 2 years????then who given partner,no entry,hum sath sath hai,sajan,hum apke hai kaun,biwi no.1,maine pyaar kiya and many more..???and what continuos srk is??he released only 1 or 2 movies per year thats why he was successfull.but salman was releasing 4-5 movies per year,but now salman also releasing only 1 or 2 movies and result you can see that.salman achieved every thing or even more than what srk achieved from last 20 years.
Idiots DEAD CALM AND DARR don’t have any similiarity in story and characters.
Poor man achieved more than srk haha janeman vs don though janeman was better what it did infront of don
@Rohit just check youtube and type bhagwan dada you wll be blown away by hrithik acting in a such youing age
Srk did outstanding acting in Darr.!
I think his acting is outstanding in only Chak De & MNIK.
But in Darr he looks outstanding.Because a common or a outstanding actor unable to reach that hight.
Because Srk did natural acting in it.
Yes it was his natural acting.
If you can’t believe then watch the drama he did at Wankhede last year.
You can found many similarities in it & his character in Darr.
@Vilap
yes Salman is nothing before 2 years..!
Maine Pyar Kiya,HAKHK,HSSH,Pyar Kiya to Darna kya,Tere Naan etc are Tushar Kapur’s film…?
And in last 2 years Salman is at that hight where no one reached.
I dont know from which Railway station Rohit Shetty booked ticket for Eid.!
Eid -Sherkhan
Diwali -Krish3
X’mas- PK
are allready packed.Now tell Rohit Shetty to book any of them.
I am here,You are here,we will watch on which date Rohit releases his film.