‘Heartbroken’ Parmeet Sethi had to shelve film after Salman Khan announced competing project: ‘John Abraham was hurt, studios backed out’ | Bollywood News
Parmeet Sethi, who marked his acting debut with the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol-starrer Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), worked relentlessly as an actor until 2010. He appeared both in television and films, until he decided one day that he was going to be a writer instead. He wrote a love story set against India-Pakistan ties, which never saw the light of the day due to several obstacles. He then wrote Badmaash Company, which was produced by Aditya Chopra and became one of the most successful films of that year. After Badmaash Company, Parmeet wrote another larger-than-life story on Indian wrestler Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, aka The Great Gama. After writing the script, Parmeet approached Aditya Chopra. This time, the producer couldn’t back the actor as he was putting together a competing project featuring Salman Khan. Parmeet then approached John Abraham, who was set to back his film. But he was forced to shelve the film as Salman Khan announced another project on the same subject. This led to a long lull in Parmeet’s career, …
