Why Avinash rejected Deewana<\/p>\n
\u201cHe tried to convince me a lot to do Deewana,\u201d said Avinash. He responded that along with date issues, he has a contention with him playing second hero to Rishi Kapoor and entering the film only in the second half. \u201cI was hesitating a bit. He said it\u2019s going to be a very good role. The title is you! I didn\u2019t used to get convinced by these things. I\u2019d already been the solo hero in films,\u201d he reasoned.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nAvinash further argued that till Deewana was only on paper at the scripting stage, he wasn\u2019t sure whether it\u2019d eventually translate into a hit film. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how well Raju would direct it,\u201d he said on Hindi Rush\u2019s YouTube channel. While Kanwar had served as an assistant director on hits like Shekhar Kapur\u2019s 1987 superhero movie Mr. India and Rajkumar Santoshi\u2019s 1990 vigilante action film Ghayal, Deewana marked his directorial debut.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe story of every film feels the same. What was the story of Maine Pyar Kiya (1989)? A poor girl, a rich boy, familial opposition, and eventual union at the end. Bobby (1973) was the same story, so was Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). But it also depends on how will the director make it, the soul he\u2019ll put into the film, its treatment, whether its songs would be hit or not, and whether the audience will like the climax or not. Just listening to a story and visualizing it on screen are very different,\u201d argued the actor.<\/p>\n
Avinash attributed Shah Rukh landing Deewana to his \u201cluck\u201d. \u201cHe\u2019s a great actor. I like him myself. He deserves to be wherever he is. And wherever I am, I deserve to be here because maine apne pair par kulhadi maari hai, ek bar nahi, do baar nahi, par dus bar (I\u2019ve jeopardized my chances, not even once, twice, but some 10 times),\u201d confessed the actor.<\/p>\n
Avinash also rejected Phool Aur Kaante<\/p>\n