Jugal Hansraj Reveals Replacing Saif Ali Khan In A Film Days Before The Shoot Began: “I Was Shocked”

Actor-turned-author Jugal Hansraj is well known for his appearance in films like Masoom, Ghar Se Nikalte Hi and Mohabbatien. While he started his career as a child artist, his first film was Aa Gale Lag Jaa opposite Urmila Matondkar. He was 21 when he starred in the film.

While he had signed several films with many big directors but unfortunately, none managed to go on floors, until Aa Gale Lag Jaa happened. Interestingly he wasn’t the first choice for the film but Saif Ali Khan was. Now Hansraj shares interesting details about it.

Talking to Indian Express, Jugal Hansraj said, “Between 18 to 21, I signed two films with Manmohan Desai and Pahlaj Nihalani, but unfortunately they weren’t starting. I did Loha (1987) starring Dharmendra as a child actor with producer Salim Akhtar. He called me and said they were starting a film at Filmistan Studio in six days since they’ve parted ways with Saif due to some issue. Songs and everything was ready and they wanted to sign me as the lead actor. I was shocked. I asked for a few hours to talk to my family. I returned to their office and signed the contract. Those days it used to be one-page contact, not like today, kind of big corporate novels. They took me shopping for clothes, and in next six days, I was on set giving my first shot with Paresh Rawal.”