In January this year, Mukesh Chhabra took to X and hinted at making a sequel to ‘Dil Bechara’, a film that had marked his debut as a director. Without much context to it, he simply wrote ‘Dil Bechara 2’ and this post left the internet divided. While some were left emotional and said that they were looking forward to it, many Sushant Singh Rajput fans disapproved of the same.
Now, in an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, Mukesh clears the air surrounding the sequel and reveals that he won’t be making that film ever. “Yes, I tweeted about it because I was genuinely planning on making Dil Bechara 2. Dil Bechara is a very special film for me because of so many emotions attached to it and, of course, Sushant. So, I realised that I shouldn’t touch that film,” he tells us.
Talking about how he doesn’t want to milk the film that starred Sushant and Sanjana Sanghi, he asserts, “I was making a film which I wanted to name ‘Dil Bechara 2’ but that title will always belong to Sushant. I don’t want to use that name. I don’t want to cash on that film ever now. I want to keep its beauty intact.”
The 2020 film that marked Sushant’s last film and released a month after his tragic death will always remain close to Mukesh for more reasons than one. It was their first collaboration as an actor-director duo and it was on the sets of this film that they had jammed on several other scripts. “While we were making Dil Bechara, there were conversations with Sushant on collaborating again soon. I’m someone who likes working with the same people I’ve worked in the past with as is the case with Ayan (Mukerji) and Ranbir (Kapoor),” he shares.
For the Amar Singh Chamkila and 12th Fail casting director, it was in his bucket list to have a long and fruitful association with Sushant. “I also wanted to work with Sushant on three-four other films. It was my dream. When it comes to even casting, Imtiaz (Ali) and I’ve worked on so many films. Sometimes, we like repeating our own people because we’re more comfortable with and understand each other well. But Sushant had other plans. And we can’t beat that [fate],” he adds.
Quiz him about his fondest memory with the late actor and he says, “I’ll always remember every single moment I’ve spent with Sushant. I remember having meals with him and my mother. Both of them aren’t here now. I miss having breakfast with the two of them.”
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