Why does Soham Shah regret casting Imran Khan for Luck?

Many may know the filmmaker cum actor Soham Shah as the name behind projects like Kaal and Luck. He is now all gearing up for his next release, which is in the form of Kartam Bhugtam, with actors like Shreyas Talpade, Madhoo, and Vijay Raaz forming the main leads.

In a recent interview with India Today, Soham Shah was conversing about his career trajectory. Amidst this conversation, cropped up the topic of the film ‘Luck’ which he had directed and had starred a whole bunch of actors including the likes of Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt, Javed Sheikh, Shruti Haasan, Danny Denzongpa, Ravi Kishan, Chitrashi Rawat, Rati Agnihotri and Imran Khan. The film, despite having been launched with such great fanfare and hype, failed to live upto the expectations at the box office.

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Speaking upon the topic of Imran Khan and him being signed for the film Luck, director Soham Shah said that Imran Khan, who was the leading man in the film, ‘wasn't a 'great choice' as an action hero’. He added, now that he thinks about it, maybe Imran Khan as an action hero wasn't a great choice as the audience did not accept him. In the same breath, Soham Shah also added that, “However, there's no blaming because it was my film, my baby, and I made those decisions."

While on the topic of the film ‘Luck’, Soham Shah also criticized the climax of the film stating that he felt that the climax wasn't as great as they had wanted it to be. He added that, while (the film’s climax) was great on paper, there were little changes that they went ahead with, which he terms it as his learnings.

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On the professional front, Soham Shah is now ready with his next project Kartam Bhugtam, which is scheduled to be released on May 17.

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