In the 2000 hit film Kya Kehna released the iconic story and songs still remain favourites with Preity Zinta Saif Ali Khan and Chandrachur Singh in leading roles. While the film got mixed reviews the film did pretty well at the box office. There were many disputes while making Kya Kehna. Distributors were hesitant to buy it since there was no superstar in the film. Did you know that director Ramesh Taurani initially wanted to cast this superstar instead of Chandrachur? Scroll down to find more details. Distributors were not ready to sell this film due to... The film faced a major hurdle as distributors were hesitant to buy it citing the absence of a major star. Taurani even requested Chandrachur to step down so Salman could be brought in. However Chandrachur refused to leave the project despite the offer. Taurani also reveals that they had initially cast Mukul Dev and Chandrachur but Mukul didn’t show up on the first day of the shoot leading to Saif Ali Khan being cast last minute. Take a look below: Not Chandrachur but this actor was approached Amid a tough time in the industry with distributors shying away due to a slump post-Gulshan Kumar’s tragic death Taurani made the request to Chandrachur after half the film had been shot. When Chandrachur rejected the idea Taurani reached out to Salman who agreed without hesitation but insisted on getting an NOC from Chandrachur. In the end Salman respected the decision and the film was completed with Chandrachur in the role much to the surprise of many!