Shriram Raghavan revealed that he had almost made Shah Rukh Khan starrer Baazigar before Abbas-Mustan: ‘I did not know that it was already being shot’.

Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan, who is known for films such as Johnny Gaddar, Ek Hasina Thi, Badlapur and Andhan, has earned a strong reputation for his work. However, there are some films that he did not make that fans still wonder how they would have handled – one of them is Abbas-Mustan‘S jugglerThe film that converted Shah Rukh Khan into a superstar.
In a chat with Pinkvilla recently, Sriram shared that during his early struggle days, he unknowingly started working on adopting the same story that later became a rage.
Amazing revelation
After reading the novel, the filmmaker immediately felt that he discovered an incredible story that he had to bring to the big screen. Without thinking about gaining rights, he began working emotionally on his own adaptation. However, when he conveyed his view to veteran actor Tinu Anand, he was a surprise. Tinu informed him that the story he was excited about was already being made in a film – and he himself was working in it. The film became a Bazigar, which was being adapted by films before the novel A. Kiss before the Abbas-Mustan and Venus films.
To see the juggler and reflect what could have been
Raghavan recalled the juggler at the Anupam Theater in Mumbai, and in view of how the audience reacted with enthusiasm, while he sat quietly, which could have been, which could have been, which could have been, which could have been. He shared that if he had made a film, his version would have been very close to the original novel – a psychiatry focuses on a psychopath, who kills three women in his search to become a millionaire without including any revenge story. Shriram also mentioned that he eventually met Shah Rukh Khan and directors Abbas-Mustan, and shared with him how he had once planned to customize the same story.

An omission with Vidya Vinod Chopra
Later, he picked up his version of the story to filmmaker Vidya Vinod Chopra, hopefully he will build it. However, Chopra felt that the story was lacking with commercial elements such as songs and suggested that it appeals to broad audiences to make it more “master” or spicy. However, Shriram disagreed to change the voice of the story.