Sameer REVEALS he was DROPPED from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak at the last minute "Majrooh Sultanpuri came on board as the lyricist. Aur main kat gaya!"
Lyricist Sameer had a conversation with Komal Nahta, where he revealed about his struggles before getting a break. He revealed that he almost was a part of Aamir Khan-Juhi Chawla starrer Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and that he was dropped at the last minute. Sameer said, “I became good friends with Anand-Milind. This is when they were offered Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. When Mansoor Khan expressed a desire to make a film, his father (Nasir Hussain) asked him to first make a video film or documentary. As a result, he made a film called Umberto; it was shot in Bandra. It had two songs, which I wrote. Every night, we used to hang out at Mansoor’s bungalow. Aamir and Anand-Milind used to also join us.” Sameer continued, “His father loved Umberto and allowed him to make a feature film. However, he made it clear that throughout their life, they have worked with music director R D Burman and lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri. So, Mansoor was told to hire them. But Mansoor said, ‘Main toh naye logon ...