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Apart from being Deepika Padukone’s debut Hindi movie, Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om is way liked for its star-studded track Deewangi Deewangi. Now greater than a decade later, the choreographer-turned-director opened up about how she received all the celebrities onboard. Farah, in her dialog with Maniesh Paul on his podcast, additionally revealed that she needed Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan to be a part of Deewangi Deewangi. Farah, who choreographed the track, stated that “Bollywood’s Mr Perfectionist [Aamir Khan]” gave her “the funniest” excuse.

Farah Khan stated, “We called a lot of stars who eventually did not come. Amit [Amitabh Bachchan] ji could not come. Abhishek and Aishwarya were getting married that week, so he couldn’t come.”

On why Aamir Khan wasn’t part of Deewangi Deewangi, Farah Khan stated that he was busy enhancing Taare Zameen Par. Recalling the incident, Farah stated, “Aamir’s was the funniest. He kept me hanging and in the end, he gave me the reason that he was editing Taare Zameen Par. I said, ‘Just come, I will get it done in two hours.’” 

Farah Khan continued, “Then he [Aamir Khan] called me and said, ‘Farah, I am editing. If I leave the editing for two hours and come for the shoot, my film will be delayed for six months.’ Then I said, ‘You please don’t come.’ Later when I asked him about this reason, he said, ‘I did not want to come.”

Starring Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan within the lead roles, Om Shanti Om was launched in 2007. Arjun Rampal essayed the position of an antagonist within the film. Deewangi Deewangi featured stars like Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Rekha, Tabu, Karisma Kapoor, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Kajol, Rani Mukerji and Juhi Chawla amongst others. While Om Shanti Om hit the theatres on November 9, Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary’s Taare Zameen Par was launched on December 21. Both the movies had been launched in 2007.