Mansoor
Fought
With
His
Dad
"There
were
many
differences
between
us,
lots
of
fights,
arguments,
we
wouldn't
talk
for
days
because
I
was
struggling
to
communicate," Mansoor told PTIabout
the
film
which
turned Aamir
Khan and Juhi
Chawla into
overnight
stars.
The director first
shot
the
tragic
end
and
then
the
happy
one,
but
something
was
"falling
apart",
he
says.
Mansoor
Didn't
Want
Happy
Ending
For
QSQT
"It
was
ridiculous.
It
didn't
fit,
I
could
feel
that
while
I
was
shooting
and
writing
it.
The
actors
themselves
were
finding
it
hilarious
that
suddenly
instead
of
these
two
dying,
the
girl's
father
dies.
But
because
my
father
had
much
more
experience,
I
wrote
and
shot
that," Mansoor says.
Things
became
more
complicated
when
during
the
pre-release
trials,
the
youngsters
loved
the
tragic
end,
while
the
seniors
favoured
a
happy
one.
Mansoor
Was
In
The
Dilemma
Mansoor believes
his
father's
decision
to
have
a
happy
ending
had
something
to
do
with
the
failure
of
his
film
"Baharoen
ke
Sapne",
which
was
a
tragic
story.
There
was
a
reputation
at
stake
and
Hussain
did
not
want
to
take
any
chances
with
"QSQT",
which
he
not
only
produced,
but
also
wrote.
Here's
How
Aamir
Came
On
Board
The director says
he
was
developing
the
script
of
"Jo
Jeeta Wohi
Sikandar"
as
his
debut
when
he
was
called
by
his
father,
who
had
finished
writing
the
story
of
"QSQT"
and
wanted
him
to
direct
with
Aamir
in
lead
debut
role.
"We
sat
in
our
office,
I
think
Aamir
was
there
too.
It
wasn't
spoken
loudly
but
I
was
also
thinking
of
Aamir
when
I
was
writing
'Jo
Jeeta...' and
my
dad
was
thinking
of
launching
Aamir
in
'QSQT'.
We
heard
it
and
I
liked
it
very
much," Mansoor says.
But
he
wanted
to
make
some
changes
in
his
father's
script.
Once
on
board,
he
changed
almost
"50
per
cent
of
the
script".
Mansoor
Brought
A
Fresh
Perspective
To
The
Film
While
all
the
dramatic
scenes
the
ones
between
Aamir
and Dalip
Tahil and Alok
Nath were
Nasir's, Mansoor brought
in
a
fresh
perspective
-
from
the
youthful
camaraderie,
song
situations,
to
the
famous
'getting
lost
in
the
forest'
sequence.
Music
of
the
film,
composed
by
Anand-Milind,
became
a
major
talking
point
but
sharing
the
backstory
of
the
hugely
popular
"Papa
Kehte
Hai" song, Mansoor says
if
he
had
his
say,
he
would
have
removed
the
word
'papa'
from
the
number.
"I
cringed
at
the
word
'Papa'.
When
Majrooh
saab
(Sultanpuri)
first
wrote
the
lyrics,
I
told
him
that
the
thought
was
'Everyone
says
he
or
she
will
do
this
or
that,
but
I
have
no
idea
what
I
am
going
to
do.'
So,
he
wrote,
'Papa
kehtein
hain
bada
naam
karega'.
My
problem
was
with
that
word.
"But
he
said,
'What
else
will
you
say?
But
to
me
'papa'
sounded
weird,"
he
adds.
Aamir
Stuck
Posters
On
Autos
Before
the
film
hit
the
theatres,
Aamir
went
and
stuck
the
posters
of
"QSQT" on
autos.
"Aamir
is
that
kind
of
person.
I
went
to America when
the
film
released.
When
I
came
back,
I
was
surprised
to
see
how
big
a
hit
it
had
become.
Aamir
had
left
no
stone
unturned
to
ensure
that
people
saw
the
film.
So,
he
used
to
go
at
night
and
put
up
posters!"
Mansoor
Loves
The
Ending
Mansoor says
the
last
time
he
saw
"QSQT" was
on
its
25th
anniversary,
when
Aamir
and
the
whole
cast
were
invited.
He
feels
the
film
has
managed
to
retain
its
magic
even
though
there
are
parts
that
he
regrets
today.
"I
loved
the
first
half,
but
in
the
middle
of
the
second
half,
I
was
cringing.
I
hadn't
done
a
good
job.
I
feel
I
had
put
too
much
background
music
and
it
was
irritating
me.
I
think
the
first
half
works
strongly
even
today," Mansoor says,
before
adding,
"And
the
end.
I
love
the
end.