Sanam Teri Kasam: How Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane bagged the flick?

2016's Hindi romantic-tragic saga Sanam Teri Kasam, which failed at the box office initially, has been scripting history with its re-release in 2025. While the audience response is evident from the box office collections, John Abraham, Arjun Rampal and several others from the industry have flooded congratulatory messages for Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane. But, did you know how Harshvardhan and Pakistani actress Mawra bagged the film?

Harshavardhan Rane 'Begged and Pleaded'...?

Before Harshvardhan Rane auditioned for the role, the makers had already finalised the cast. While speaking to IANS, Rane admitted that he 'begged and pleaded' with the makers to get the film.

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Rane said, "I have begged and pleaded to get this film. Of course, I was extremely convinced about the role. I reached the audition 4 months late and the casting was already done. They asked me to leave the office and not to waste my time. I said, 'Please, just watch my audition. I am ready to do it here.' They said, 'You are wasting your time because, the guy who has been selected, is sitting in the next office. And, the hero is reading the script.' I said, 'Sir, I am not asking you to change anything. My request is that you just let me do an audition and throw it away.' After a lot of requests, he agreed and his assistant Ravi ji took my audition."

Later, Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru (directors of the movie) saw the audition tape and asked Rane to do it again after an hour. Rane did it. Radhika and Vinay, with tears in his eyes, came back after an hour and a half and hugged him.

"They said, 'You have caused us a lot of loss because all the clothes and costumes were done. We will have to change everything because the poster shoot was after 2 days," added Rane.

Mawra Hocane Was Locked as Lady Lead For Looking Graceful While Crying!

Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane was locked as the leading lady by the makers and the audience showered love for her impressive performance in the movie, especially her emotional scenes. However, there is an interesting tale behind locking Mawra. The makers had auditioned 215 girls for Saru before Mawra. However, none of the other candidates appeared visually appealing while crying. It was a crucial aspect as the female lead's character had multiple emotional scenes.

Amid the success of Sanam Teri Kasam re-release, an old video of Mawra is doing rounds in which she reveals that she was cast for a unique reason. 

In the video, Mawra says, "I was told that around 215 girls auditioned for the role, but none of them looked beautiful while crying."

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Ultimately, the Pakistani actress was locked for the role as she looked graceful while crying.