Saturday, January 02, 2016

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - Salman gets his 'Prestige' back

As the folklore goes, Salman Khan was so impressed with The Prestige that he gave its DVD to Sanjay Leela Bhansali(SLB) in the hope that SLB would cast him in its remake. Well, SLB made Guzaarish - which was a pretty lame adaptation of The Prestige and didn't cast Salman in it.

So angered was Salman by this insult that he publicly announced that Koi Kutta bhi Guzaarish dekhne nahin gaya (source)

At the same time Salman kept his hopes alive. Though with Dhoom 3, Aaamir khan also stole some bits from The Prestige. With PRDP, Salman hit the jackpot. Although, not a copy of The Prestige, Salman stole the double role bit. Check out this dialogue from trailer which revealed to me his inspiration.









Sonam Kapoor is another actress who hasn't had a lot of luck with SLB after her debut with him in Saanwariya. For both Salman and Sonam, it was their last movie with SLB.

Another thing to be noted about Dhoom 3 and PRDP is that in both the movies, audience came to know about the secret about the double role pretty soon. Quite unlike The Prestige where the audience had to wait almost till the end.

Last observation is that it's the second time Salman Khan has turned Rajput Savior in a movie, first one being Veer. On the other hand, Aamir Khan loves to play a Rajput.

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