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ABOUT DIL CHAHTA HAI
10 FUN FACTS
It's been 20 years since 'Dil Chahta Hai' released. Feeling old yet? Here's some trivia to cheer you up
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The film was partly based on writer-director Farhan Akhtar's diary entries during trips to Goa and New York
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He originally cast his childhood pals Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan
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They were eventually replaced by Aamir Khan and Saif Ali Khan
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Aamir played Akash which was originally meant for Akshaye Khanna who was moved into Sid's role
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It was one of the first Indian films to be shot in sync sound – which nearly prompted Saif to quit
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Saif was A-OK with the ‘80s costumes in the song ‘Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan' – but he drew the line at white shoes
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Preity Zinta, who was cast as Shalini, met Farhan when she came to Mumbai for her ‘Kya Kehna' screen test
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That screen test was with Akshaye Khanna and Saif Ali Khan ended up opposite Preity in ‘Kya Kehna'
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Asad Dadarkar, who played Subodh or ‘Time Table,' was actually a friend of Farhan's
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Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy composed 6 of the soundtrack's 9 songs during a three-and-a-half day stay in Khandala
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