Today
(June
15,
2021),
as
one
of
the
most
iconic
films
of
the
Hindi
Film
Industry
Gadar:
Ek
Prem
Katha
turned
twenty,
we
bring
to
you
some
of
the
unknowns
facts
about
the
film
revealed
by
none
other
than
the
film's
director
Anil
Sharma.
While
speaking
to
a
media
portal,
Anil
Sharma
quashed
the
rumours
of
Govinda
rejecting
the
film
and
affirmed
that
Govinda
was
never
board
on-board
for
Gadar,
as
Sunny
Deol
was
always
the
first
choice
for
the
film.
He
told
Bollywood
Hungama,
"Govinda
was
never
signed
for
Gadar:
Ek
Prem
Katha.
I
was
directing
him
in
Maharaja
(1998).
This
is
when
I
had
narrated
Gadar
-
Ek
Prem
Katha's
story
to
Govinda.
Toh
aisa
nahi
tha
ki
maine
unko
cast
kiya
tha.
Balki
woh
toh
Gadar
-
Ek
Prem
Katha
ki
kahani
sunn
ke
darr
gaye
the.
(So
it
wasn't
like
I
had
cast
him.
Instead
he
was
scared
after
listening
to
Gadar's
story)
He
was
wondering
how
someone
can
pull
off
a
film
of
this
kind
and
scale.
This
was
a
time
when
there
was
no
way
of
recreating
Pakistan;
nobody
had
attempted
it
for
a
major
part
of
the
film.
So
Sunny
Deol
was
always
the
first
choice."
He
further
added
that
he
tried
to
bring
top
actresses
on-board
for
Gadar,
but
some
actresses
didn't
find
the
script
convincing
and
rejected
the
film.
He
also
revealed
that
some
actresses
didn't
understand
the
story
of
Gadar
and
rejected
his
film.
So
yes,
we
had
tried
to
get
the
4-5
actresses
who
were
on
top
to
come
on-board.
When
that
didn't
work
out,
we
decided
to
look
for
other
options.
We
then
got
400
entries
for
the
role.
Out
of
these
400,
we
auditioned
more
than
40
actresses.
And
finally,
Ameesha
Patel
bagged
the
part," revealed
the
Apne
director.