Today,
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Soha
Ali
Khan
are
being
seen
opposite
each
other
in
Kunal
Deshmukh
directed
Tum
Mile
which
belongs
to
'disaster
movie'
genre.
However,
not
many
are
aware
that
years
back,
the
film
had
first
been
offered
to
Imran
Khan
and
Kangana
Ranaut,
both
of
whom
promptly
rejected
this
Mukesh
Bhatt
production.
Not
just
that,
even
Kunal
Kapoor,
who
had
yet
to
prove
his
standing
as
a
commercially
viable
leading
man,
wasn't
too
enticed
by
the
film
and
politely
declined
the
offer.
"That's
what
destiny
is
all
about
and
one
can't
do
much
about
it.
Perhaps
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Soha
Ali
Khan
were
always
meant
to
be
a
part
of
Tum
Mile.
I
am
glad
that
happened
because
today,
I
am
getting
such
a
wonderful
feedback
for
this
unique
pairing",
says
Kunal
Deshmukh
who
saw
a
change
in
fortune
after
his
Jannat
turned
out
to
be
super
hit
at
the
box
office
last
year.
As
per
sources,
all
the
aforementioned
actors
didn't
quite
want
to
work
with
a
newcomer
like
Kunal
Deshmukh
in
a
film
which
was
unconventional
and
broke
Bollywood
stereotypes.
For
Kunal,
it
was
a
period
of
turmoil
since
he
had
written
the
first
draft
of
the
script
in
2006
itself,
way
before
Jannat
was
even
conceptualised.
"I
was
an
Assistant
Director
at
that
time
and
Mumbai
floods,
which
took
place
on
26th
July,
2005,
really
shook
me.
I
wanted
to
make
a
movie
about
two
characters
who
reunite
in
this
situation
and
what
happens
to
their
life
soon
after.
This
was
a
subject
close
to
my
heart
but
unfortunately
for
me,
none
of
the
actors
were
inclined
to
work
with
me
at
that
time",
Kunal
makes
an
honest
confession.
Imran
Khan
was
shooting
for
Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Naa
at
that
time
and
was
extremely
confident
of
his
debut
film.
This
is
why
he
didn't
want
to
work
with
a
novice
director
at
that
time.
"And
I
don't
blame
him
for
that",
Kunal
replied
promptly,
"He
is
justified
in
his
place.
He
was
just
starting
out
and
perhaps
it
was
good
for
him
to
be
safe.
He
is
a
great
guy
and
I
would
wish
to
work
with
him
in
future."
Meanwhile
both
Kunal
Kapoor
as
well
as
Kangana
excused
themselves
from
the
film
as
well.
"May
be
it
was
all
my
fault.
May
be
I
couldn't
sell
my
concept
to
them
in
a
convincing
manner.
After
all
a
movie
like
this
hasn't
been
attempted
before
and
it
was
difficult
for
me
to
narrate
a
movie
which
is
so
visually
driven",
says
Kunal.
It
was
an
increasingly
difficult
period
for
him
and
this
is
when
Mukesh
Bhatt
suggested
that
they
begin
work
on
a
different
subject.
"Mr.
Bhatt
told
me
that
every
movie
has
its
own
time
and
destiny
and
may
be
Tum
Mile
was
meant
to
be
made
at
a
later
stage.
He
advised
me
to
work
on
something
different
and
this
is
how
Jannat
was
born.
It
too
was
a
radically
different
subject
for
Bollywood
due
to
it's
theme
of
match
fixing.
But
perhaps
it
was
still
a
safer
project",
he
reveals.
Not
many
know
that
even
Emraan
Hashmi
had
refused
Tum
Mile
stating
the
same
reason
as
his
other
colleagues.
"Thankfully,
he
didn't
say
no
to
me
once
I
proved
myself
with
Jannat",
adds
Kunal
in
a
humorous
tone,
"After
the
success
of
Jannat,
Mr.
Bhatt
reminded
me
of
Tum
Mile
and
gave
me
a
go
ahead.
This
time
around
Emraan
was
game
for
the
film.
He
didn't
even
discuss
the
economics
with
me
and
just
asked
me
when
we
could
start."
Confirms
Emraan
Hashmi,
"Kunal
is
a
very
sensible
director;
something
that
I
realised
with
the
way
he
made
Jannat.
As
far
as
Kunal
would
want
to
work
with
me,
I
am
sure
that
I
would
want
to
work
with
him.
We
make
a
great
team
and
after
Jannat,
we
were
set
out
to
make
Tum
Mile
with
as
much
passion
and
sincerity
as
well."
Kunal
didn't
revert
to
Kangana
though
and
instead
roped
in
Soha
Ali
Khan
who
was
game
for
Tum
Mile.
"Kangana
was
already
working
with
Mohit
(Suri)
on
Raaz
-
The
Mystery
Continues
with
Vishesh
Films.
She
was
paired
with
Emraan
in
the
film
and
it
would
have
been
too
much
too
soon
for
audience
to
see
the
same
pair
twice
in
a
year.
It
made
sense
to
rope
in
some
other
actress
as
that
would
have
added
freshness
to
the
project.
I
was
happy
to
sign
on
Soha
since
her
pairing
with
Emraan
is
bound
to
surprise
the
audience.
Time
and
again,
it
has
been
proven
that
something
unconventional
does
work
for
the
audiences.
Same
should
hold
goof
for
Tum
Mile
too",
reasons
Kunal.
The
rest,
as
they
say,
is
history
and
work
soon
began
on
the
film.
There
was
quite
some
emphasis
placed
on
the
film's
pre
and
post
production
which
is
releasing
all
over
on
13th
November.
Tum
Mile
has
music
by
Pritam
and
lyrics
by
Sayeed
Quadri
&
Kumar.