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When Mammootty, Mohanlal & Shahrukh Khan Almost Came Together For A Film!
Here is an incident when Mammootty, Mohanlal and Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan almost came together for a movie. Read on to know more.
The year 1998 witnessed the arrival of a Malayalam movie, which gained all the attention of the audiences and the film world and rightly it had to, since the film, directed by maverick film-maker Fazil, featured the two pillars of the Malayalam film industry, Mammootty and Mohanlal. Yes, we are talking about the movie Harikrishnans, which once brought together the much-loved stars of the Malayalam film industry on the big screen.
Many would be quite aware of a still that did the rounds back then, which featured Mammootty, Mohanlal, Juhi Chawla and none other than Shahrukh Khan. Interestingly, Shahrukh Khan was nearly a part of this big movie. Read on to know more.
The Twin Climax
Harikrishnan was much noted for the twin climax that it had, which had indeed satisfied the fans of both the big stars of Mollywood, Mammootty and Mohanlal. As you all know, in some of the centres, Meera was seen opting Hari (Mammootty) as her friend, whereas in others Krishnan (Mohanlal) was seen chosen as her friend.
Juhi Chawla – The Heroine
It was Juhi Chawla who portrayed the role of the leading lady in the movie. She essayed the character of Meera and the movie paved a way for the big debut of Juhi Chawla in the Malayalam film industry. Interestingly, the movie would have paved a way for the big Mollywood debut of another big star as well.
About The Team's Plan
It was in a recent interview given to Mathrubhumi.com that Babu Shahir, who was a part of this big movie revealed about one of the plans that the makers of the film had. He has mentioned that the team had thought of bringing in Shahrukh Khan to the film.
The Love Interest Of Meera
He revealed that the makers had thought of bringing in Shahrukh Khan as the love interest of the character Meera. Some of the portions of Harikrishnan were shot in Ooty. He recollected that, during that time, Shahrukh Khan was also in Ooty for the shooting of one of his films. Mammootty, Mohanlal, Shahrukh Khan, all three of them had stayed in the same hotel in Ooty, owned by Mithun Chakraborthy. All of them had met in Ooty and the team even arranged for a photoshoot. It was then that the idea of bringing in Shahrukh Khan as the love interest of Meera popped in. But later, the makers dropped the idea.
