Aamir Khan's Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar is one of the classic college romance movies of the 90s. Other than Aamir, the film featured Pooja Bedi, Deepak Tijori and Ayesha Jhulka in memorable roles. Did you know model Milind Soman was initially supposed to play Shekhar Malhotra, the role that finally came to Deepak Tijori? In an interview with Radio Nasha, the actor revealed he was initially turned down for a role and later got to know that the film had fallen behind schedule for an unknown reason. He was then asked to replace Milind Soman.
Deepak Tijori said, "The film was almost shut. Around 75% of it had been done. Jo Jeeta was a movie I really wanted to do, and when I didn't get it, I was very upset. But I moved on after some time. A few months later, we heard rumours that things had derailed in Ooty, and that actors had walked off the set. One day, Bhatt saab, who was shooting Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahi in Ooty, called me and said that I must go to the Jo Jeeta set because Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan had asked for me.
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