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Khaak Nayak is considered to be one of the best performances of Sanjay Dutt’s career in Bollywood.
Subhash Ghai shared that he had plans to make Khal Nayak a Hollywood film with Nana Patekar as the villainous criminal Ballu.
The 1993 film Khal Nayak was a blockbuster in the theaters at that time. Starring Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Jackie Shroff in lead roles, the action-drama still keeps us glued to our seats. It is almost impossible to imagine anyone other than Sanjay Dutt playing the character of notorious criminal Ballu in the film. You will be shocked to know that he was not the original choice for Khal Nayak. Earlier in an interview to Mumbai Mirror, Khalnayak director Subhash Ghai had made this shocking disclosure. He revealed that it was not Sanjay Dutt, but… Bollywood Actor Nana Patekar was originally the first choice for the film.
According to Koimoi, Subhash Ghai shared that he had plans to make Khal Nayak a Hollywood film with Nana Patekar as the villainous criminal Ballu. Subhash later decided that it would be better to direct the film in Hindi.
If reports are to be believed then Bollywood’s Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan was also in talks with the makers of Khal Nayak. Reportedly, even though he wanted to be a part of this Subhash Ghai directorial, he was hesitant to play a villain in the film. As a result, Aamir was not selected.
Talking about Khal Nayak, the widely acclaimed filmmaker later shared, “It eventually turned out to be a mainstream masala film with a heroine, love story, a mother track and half a dozen songs. , as decided by the source, and Sanju as the villain.
Khal Nayak revolves around the story of a cop named Ram aka Jackie Shroff, who takes into custody a dreaded criminal Ballu, played by Sanjay Dutt. Ballu escaped from the prison wall by throwing dust in Ram’s eyes. Then Rama’s wife Ganga comes to help her husband. Nevertheless, things do not go according to plan after Ballu develops feelings for Ganga.
Khaak Nayak is considered to be one of the best performances of Sanjay Dutt’s career in Bollywood. The film also starred Rakhi Gulzar, Pramod Mutho, Ramya Krishnan, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta and Subhash Ghai himself.
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