Exclusive: Did you know Aditya Roy Kapur walked out of Sanam Re to do

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Exclusive: Did you know Aditya Roy Kapur walked out of Sanam Re to do Fitoor?

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PublishedFeb 18, 2016, 2:59 pm IST
UpdatedFeb 18, 2016, 5:02 pm IST
After the opening weekend, the film he left has emerged a winner.
When Abhishek Kapoor pitched 'Fitoor' to UTV, it is believed that Sidharth Roy Kapur suggested to take his brother Aditya in the film.
When Abhishek Kapoor pitched 'Fitoor' to UTV, it is believed that Sidharth Roy Kapur suggested to take his brother Aditya in the film.

Mumbai: 'Sanam Re' has emerged as the winner at the box office by beating 'Fitoor'. Both the films clashed on the same day, which were backed by two powerful studios. While UTV okayed an enormous budget for Fitoor (close to 80 cr), T-series budget for 'Sanam Re' worked in their favour (close to 25 cr) for recovering their investment. It is reported that UTV faced heavy losses with Fitoor failing to get big numbers over the weekend.

Moving away from the numbers, here's what you'll didn't know. Initially, it was Aditya Roy Kapur who was roped in for Divya Khoshla Kumar's 'Sanam Re'. Yes, Aditya had agreed to do the film and everything was set. However, when Abhishek Kapoor pitched 'Fitoor' to UTV, it is believed that Sidharth Roy Kapur (head honcho of Disney India) suggested to take his brother Aditya in the film. Reportedly, Aditya was paid a whopping 4 cr, an amount which is way above his market price.

Despite being committed to 'Sanam Re', Aditya backed out of it at the 11th hour to be a part of Fitoor'. This obviously didn't go down well with T Series owner Bhushan Kumar who decided to get even at the box office.

Both the films were trying to cash in on Valentine Day weekend with aggressive promotions. However, 'Fitoor' failed to get any momentum from the day of its release.

What Aditya thought at that time that it is an intelligent decision to choose 'Fitoor' over 'Sanam Re' has worked against him. The film he left managed to out beat him at the box office.

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Posted: 9 years ago
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Of course he would attach his name to Sanam re as it's a success while his Fitoor is a new BV. The male bimbo.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Both Fitoor n Sanam re are bad movies...Aditya wouldn't have gained anything from Sanam Re.

Only person who would benefit from Sanam Re is Divvya Khosla...she'll make another movie now...

Fitoor flopped coz it was a bad movie and not because Sanam re was so good that it attracted all viewers.


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Posted: 9 years ago
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As if sanam re was a pathbreaking film ...
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Originally posted by: rimi2983

Both Fitoor n Sanam re are bad movies...Aditya wouldn't have gained anything from Sanam Re.

Only person who would benefit from Sanam Re is Divvya Khosla...she'll make another movie now...

Fitoor flopped coz it was a bad movie and not because Sanam re was so good that it attracted all viewers.



@bold Yes she must be getting ready for a new movie
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Sanam re is not a hit.It's good he walked out of that outdated film.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Fitoor looked like a gem on paper.

Anyone with an aounce of brain will choose Abhishek's adaption of GE ober some Khosla's mind numbing idiotic films!
It's another thing that Fitoor did not turn out to be great. Just like BV!
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Divya actually thinks she's creative and makes good movies *shivers*

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