Mukesh Rishi reveals the industry had an issue with his casting in Sarfarosh, asked Aamir Khan for publicty advice

Mukesh Rishi opened up about starring in the 1999 film Sarfarosh and how he sought Aamir Khan's help to learn about publicity for a character artiste like him.

By: Entertainment Desk

Mumbai | Updated: March 11, 2024 08:52 PM IST

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Mukesh Rishi featured in Aamir Khan-starrer Sarfarosh

Mukesh Rishi talks about Aamir Khan-starrer Sarfarosh. (Photo: Mukesh Rishi/Instagram)

Actor Mukesh Rishi recently revealed how many in the film industry had an issue with his casting in the 1999 film Sarfarosh. He also talked about asking his Sarfarosh co-star Aamir Khan for advice with regards to publicity.

Talking about his experience with Sarfarosh, Mukesh told Rajshri Unplugged, “People had an issue with my casting. Since John Matthew was making his first film, those who understood casting felt that a bigger star like Amrish Puri, or Nana Patekar would be a better choice. I found this much later.”

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Mukesh Rishi also spoke about how he had once asked Aamir Khan for advice during the making of Sarfarosh. He said, “I never had formal training in acting as such. I never even worked specially for recognition. I never knew how to come in the news. I remember, once during the making of Sarfarosh, I had asked Aamir what should be the approach for publicity for a character artist like me. At that time Instagram was not there, and it got ingrained in my mind that what can publicity do for me. The biggest form of it is your film, if that is good then it will be big. That time the press also focused on the creme-de-la-creme.”

Mukesh was recently seen in Rohit Shetty’s web series Indian Police Force which also starred Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty, and Vivek Oberoi in important roles. Other than that, he has actively been a part of South cinema too.

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