By:
Joginder
Tuteja,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
October
04,
2007
There
is
an
interesting
story
that
goes
behind
the
casting
of
Satish
Kaushik's
Tere
Sang.
Apparently
Ruslaan
Mumtaz,
the
male
lead
of
the
film,
wasn't
approved
in
the
first
instance
by
Satish
Kaushik.
The
director
of
Tere
Naam
wasn't
convinced
about
roping
in
the
young
boy
and
told
him
about
his
discomfort.
Informs
Ruslaan's
friend,
"In
first
instance,
Satish
Kaushik
told
Ruslaan
that
he
didn't
quite
fit
in
the
part.
Even
though
Ruslaan
felt
that
he
suited
the
part
and
was
willing
to
do
whatever
it
takes
to
get
under
the
skin
of
the
character,
Kaushik
wasn't
convinced."
This
was
the
moment
when
an
incident
that
happened
more
than
a
couple
of
decades
back
was
repeated
in
front
of
Kaushik,
whose
last
directorial
outing
was
Akshaye
Khanna,
Ayesha
Takia,
Mallika
Sherawat
sterrer
Shaadi
Se
Pehle
(2006).
"Ruslaan
did
take
this
rejection
in
good
spirit
but
not
before
telling
Kaushik
that
he
would
eventually
revert
his
decision
and
rope
him
in
as
the
lead
actor",
his
friend
says.
"The
incident
took
Satish
back
in
the
memory
lane.
Years
back
he
had
been
a
part
of
a
similar
situation
when
he
had
approached
renowned
film
maker
Shekhar
Kapoor
for
being
a
part
of
one
of
his
projects.
Initially,
even
Shekhar
wasn't
too
keen
on
having
Satish
on
board.
Satish
too
made
an
exit
but
not
before
claiming
that
Shekhar
would
have
no
choice
but
to
call
him
back.
As
it
happened,
Shekhar
finally
relented
and
Satish
was
on."
Once
Ruslaan
was
signed
for
Tere
Sang,
a
teenage
romantic
flick
produced
by
Karol
Bagh
Productions
(the
new
production
outfit
formed
by
Anupam
Kher
and
Satish
Kaushik),
the
work
began
at
a
rapid
pace.
As
per
Satish
Kaushik,
the
film
is
about
school
kids.
This
would
be
the
second
film
for
Ruslaan
after
Robby
Grewal's
MP3
-
Mera
Pehla
Pehla
Pyaar
that
he
would
be
playing
a
school
kid.
In
Tere
Sang,
Ruslaan,
yesteryear
actress
Anjana
Mumtaz's
son,
is
being
paired
opposite
Sheena
Shahabadi,
daughter
of
another
actress
from
the
past,
Sadhana
Singh,
who
acted
in
Nadiya
Ke
Paar.
Sheena
plays
a
15
year
old
girl
in
Tere
Sang.
The
film
also
stars
Rajat
Kapoor,
Neena
Gupta
and
Sushmita
Mukherjee
along
with
Anupam
Kher
who
has
done
a
special
appearance
in
the
film.
Shooting
of
'Tere
Sang'
is
now
complete
and
the
film
is
now
being
readied
for
release.