Mann

Tabu and Nandita Das were close to being cast in the lead roles. Tabu was rejected because she was 3 inches taller than Aamir Khan. Nandita Das was not very keen on starring in a commercial film.

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Anil Kapoor has a special role in the film. It was his first time working with Aamir Khan in a film.

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"Nasha Yeh Pyar Ka" sampled Toto Cutugno's song "L'Italiano".

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The film draws inspiration for some of its core plot from the Hollywood films Love Affair (1939) and An Affair To Remember (1957).

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was offered the lead role of Priya.

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Music composer Shravan's sons Sanjeev and Darshan made their debut as music composers with this film.

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Aamir Khan accepted the film only as a favour to his close friend, director Indra Kumar, who had previously directed Aamir in Dil (1990) and Ishq (1997).

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Rani Mukherjee made a special appearance in the song "Kali Nagin ke jaisi" in this film.

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It is derived from the film An Affair to Remember (1957).

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Indra Kumar stated that he decided to make an intensely emotional film because many people criticised Ishq for having a very thin story with too much comedy.

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The song "Deenak Din" by Ravi B ft Nisha B & Anil B is a cover version of "Dhinaka din Tana".

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Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala worked together in a film for the second time; the first was Akele Hum Akele Tum. In both films their performances and chemistry were praised by audiences and critics.

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The songs of this film were a big hit but surprised audiences. None of the songs was an original composition.

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Tabu did a photo shoot with Aamir Khan and the two were to star together. However, Manisha Koirala later replaced her.

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The amputee love angle from Rajendra Kumar's film Arzoo was later remade with Manisha in Mann.

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In every song lyric on this film's album, the word "mann" (the film's title) appears at least once.

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The song "Kaali Nagin" sampled Dahmane El Harrachi's song "Ya Rayah". Rachid Taha also did a cover version of "Ya Rayah".

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Anil Kapoor has no scenes with Sharmila Tagore.

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Aamir argued a great deal with Indra Kumar during the making of the film, and they never worked together again.

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Aamir Khan worked with Deepti Bhatnagar for the first time.

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News of the luxury liner Sun Vista sinking Titanic-style off western Malaysia on 21 May must have stirred great nostalgia among members of Indra Kumar's Mann unit. The 70-strong team had spent seven days aboard the ship last August, shooting two songs and several scenes. Interestingly, when producer Ashok Thakeria first approached Sun Cruises (the ship's owner) for permission to shoot on its vessel, he was told they would not want to be involved if the film resembled James Cameron's Titanic in any way! Thakeria was granted permission to shoot on the Sun Vista after convincing them that his film had nothing in common with Hollywood's box-office blockbuster. Soon afterwards the unit boarded the ship in Singapore for a 7-night voyage for a round of shooting. The choc-a-bloc schedule left unit members almost no time to enjoy the ship's luxuries, though hero Aamir Khan was often seen heading to the jacuzzi to relax after packing up. Some members also spent their free time in the ship's casino. One of the most common jokes among the unit members was whether there were enough lifeboats aboard in case the Titanic was struck. Few could have realised that such a thing could actually happen in the future. The Sun Vista sank after a fire broke out in its engine room while returning to its base in Singapore with 1,104 people from 26 countries aboard. Everyone was rescued and there were no casualties. Meanwhile, some of the Sun Vista's passengers had seen Titanic and sang its theme song to keep their spirits up as they were evacuated. The ship's band also played the melody of the same song.

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The intro of Kehna Hai Tumse sampled Jars of Clay's song "Liquid".

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Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala worked together in two films: this one and Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995).

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The film was released in cinemas in Canada.

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