PremiumFarah Khan guilty over not casting Shilpa Shirodkar in Chaiyya Chaiyya due to weight, new song with Shah Rukh Khan in the works?
Farah Khan has promised Shilpa Shirodkar Chaiyya Chaiyya 2 with Shah Rukh Khan on top of a train, given how the actress was affected over losing the opportunity
Last Updated: 10.11 AM, Feb 15, 2025
Shilpa Shirodkar, who came back in limelight thanks to her stint on Bigg Boss 18, had revealed a big secret - that she was not cast in Dil... Se's popular train song, Chaiyya Chaiyya, despite being approached for it. Hearing her side, Farah Khan felt guilty that the actress felt hurt and disappointed about not getting to feature in the uber-popular track. It appears now that they have struck a new deal to repay for the old wounds. Here's everything you wanted to know...
Farah Khan feels guilty about not casting Shilpa Shirodkar in Chaiyya Chaiyya
Farah Khan wanted a lean actress for the train dance sequence in Dil... Se. Shilpa did not fit into the category since she was 100 kgs at the time. In her latest vlog, Farah reveals that she felt guilty rejecting Shilpa over her weight, especially because it affected the actress so much. But she also reasoned that Shilpa weighed 100 kgs and thus, SRK would not get space to move around and dance in the song if Shilpa were cast. Farah recalled how she gave Shilpa time to lose weight, but the actress came back saying that there isn't much difference in her weight. Thus, Shilpa was eventually not cast for the song.
New deal - new song with Shah Rukh Khan on the train?
While speaking of it in the vlog, Farah also promised Shilpa that she could feature in Chaiyya Chaiyya 2 if ever made. An excited Shilpa exclaimed, "With Shah Rukh on the train?" So, yes, do not be surprised if you see something similar in the making soon.
Original Chaiyya Chaiyya
The original song, Chaiyya Chaiyya, eventually featured Malaika Arora Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in the lead roles. It became one of the most iconic tracks from the 90s, for it was the first ever dance sequence shot on top of a train. The track also ended up giving Malaika her breakthrough in Bollywood. After Chaiyya Chaiyya, she went on to appear in various dance, almost all of which worked because of her face value.