![]() ![]() "We never got an opportunity and the right script," Abbas said. Just to sit in front of him and talk was a big thing for us!".With Soldier going to Bobby Deol, Abbas-Mustan have never worked with Sunny Deol, but they still hope to. "Dharamji also heard the script," Abbas said. As soon as he heard the script, he said he would like to do it." For a while veteran actor Dharmendra felt his older son Sunny Deol should do the film, but the director duo prevailed. At that time he had broken a leg in a horse-riding accident and was on crutches. " Ramesh Taurani suggested his name," the director said. They were impressed by his work in his earlier films like Barsaat (1995) and Gupt (1997). I remember mobile phones had come in while we were at the final stage of the shoot."Abbas said Bobby Deol was their first choice for the lead role. "We thought it was not necessary," explained the director. The rest of the film was about how her son, played by Deol, takes revenge on the bad guys and vindicates his father's honour.At the time of the film's release, the makers did not reveal that it was inspired by a real incident. Dheer gets framed in the matter."And just like they had read in the newspaper, the villagers inscribe 'My husband was anti-national' on Rakhee's forehead and throw her out of the village. For that, we formed a team of Dalip Tahil, Sharat Saxena, Salim Ghouse, Suresh Oberoi and Pankaj Dheer. ![]() ![]() "We wrote a story of some corrupt individuals stealing arms from the military and selling them. The mystery was never solved."We took inspiration from that too," said Abbas. From the sets: Abbas-Mustan while filming Soldier.The Purulia arms drop case had also taken place in 1995, with a large consignment of arms being mysteriously dropped at a remote location in Purulia district of West Bengal. "Mostly only The film was inspired by a real incident, reveals director Abbas. "Not too many films were based on real incidents those days," the director said. "Goel suggested they could build a script around this incident. Her husband, a soldier, was accused of treachery. Abbas said, "In Punjab, a woman's forehead was branded with the message that her husband was a traitor. Shyam Goel, the film's writer, had brought the news report to the director duo's notice. But not many know that the film starring Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta was inspired by a real-life incident.Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla. Director duo Abbas-Mustan's action drama Soldier (1998), which was released 20 years today (20 November), was an instant hit. The film was inspired by a real incident, reveals director Abbas.Abbas of the director duo Abbas-Mustan also revealed that producer Ramesh Taurani is keen on a sequel but they haven't found a suitable. ![]()
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