Pakistan actor Imran Abbas was seen in Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Muskil. His last Indian project was a Punjabi film Jee Ve Sohneya Jee. Actress Simi Chahal was in female lead opposite to him. The actor has recently revealed that he has rejected many Bollywood films.
Imran has opened up and said that he had said no to filmmakers like Mahesh Bhatt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Rajkumar Hirani in a recent interview with Nida Yasir on her show Shan-e-Suhoor.
Imran Abbas interacted with Arry Digital’s YouTube channel and told, “Career wise main peeche mud ke dekhta hun, Aashiqui jaise film chodh di, sab kehte hai, ‘Aashiqui chodh di, itni badi film, aree Ram Leela ko tumne na keh diya ki unko.’ PK mein ho Sarfaraz wala role tha, Heeramandi jo abhi inki film aa rahi hai Sanjay Leela Bhansali ki, wo toh maine mana nahi ki thi, shelf ho gayi thi. Guzaarish ek film thi jo Aditya Roy Kapur waala role tha. (When I look back at my career, I rejected a film like Aashiqui 2. People keep telling me how could I say no to Aashiqui 2 and Ram-Leela. I was also offered Sarfaraz’s character in Rajkummar Hirani’s PK. Although I didn’t say no to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi, it got shelved. Aditya Roy Kapur’s role in Guzzarish was first offered to me as well).”
Abbas also expressed about saying no to big project like Aashiqui 2 and said, “Aashiqui sabse bada project tha. Ab toh har koi keh raha hota hai ki mujhe bhi Aashiqui offer huyi, aap Mahesh Bhatt se jake pooch lijiye that the only official offer made by that director, Mohit Suri and the producer, wo sirf mujhe hi unhone ki thi. [Aashiqui was the biggest project. Now everyone claims that they were offered Aashiqui, but you should go and ask Mahesh Bhatt. The only official offer made by the director, Mohit Suri, and the producer, was only made to me.]”
“Lekin log mujhe ehsaas dilane ki kosish karte hai ki ye kya kar diya, wo toh itni badi film thi aur kaunsi film kar ke aa gaye, wo itni hit nahi huyi. Bhai please aap mujhe depress karne ki koshish na karein, main nahi hounga. [However, people try to make me feel like I made a mistake, that it was such a big film, and the film I did instead, didn’t become such a big hit. Brother, please don’t try to depress me; I won’t let that happen.]” He added.
