The director Farhan Akhtar who ventured in filmmaking with ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ in 2001 took to his media account to share his experiences of being a director, especially with regard to his choices of actors and actresses in his movies. exclusive chat recently to celebrate 20 years of Lakshya, Farhan had spilled some interesting beans about casting. Although Dil Chahta Hai stars Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna, Farhan revealed he had plans to have Hrithik Roshan included in the film as well. Hrithik Rocked in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai Farhan Aided it & even Discussed the Project with Hrithik & Abhishek!. But because the she and I had different career goals at that time the collaboration never came into fruition.
In the light of “Lakshya” Farhan has said categorically that he had always in mind Hrithik for the role of the protagonist which he planned and decided while framing the script of the movie. The two stars have shared several feedback during the years, perhaps one of the best which was when Hrithik jokingly commented on Farhan’s hairstyle in the movie.‘Lakshya’, a touching coming-of-age drama with a backdrop of war still continues to substantiate as one of the finest dramatic directorial ventures of Farhan Akhtar and partnership of the three musketeers of Bollywood.