Changing a film script is a good idea for those filmmakers who want to write exceptional and brilliant stories but is it easy to change the film name after the film announcement. Well, change is the phenomenal rule of Bollywood, but the film's name change is not an easy game for the makers of the film. Bollywood has a unique history of changing film titles due to several reasons. So today let's take a look at a few films that were originally had different titles.
Zoya Akhtar's stellar directorial debut was initially titled Kismet Talkies, but nobody was ready to play the lead, and the film was almost shelved. Then Farhan Akhtar decided to play the lead and the film was titled Luck By Chance.
Though Katti Batti didn't spell any magic on the Box-Office, still the film has a cute title. But do you know what was the original title of the film? Well, 'Katti Batti' was originally titled 'Saali Kutiya'. What do you think if it was released with this title has made any difference?
The first title that was given to 'Ek Main Aur Ek Tu' was 'Short Term Shaadi' which was later on changed.
Imtiaz Ali's film 'Jab We Met' was started with the name 'Punjab Express' but looks like Imtiaz Ali has a trend of changing the names of his film just before the release.
Imtiaz Ali's 2009 released Love Aaj Kal, which featured Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Giselli Monteiro was originally titled as Elastic. Maybe because the film was far too stretched, the filmmaker was being honest with the title.
'Hamari Adhuri Kahani' was named 'Tum Hi Ho'. The title did justify the sad romantic storyline of the film. Maybe the title 'Tum Hi Ho' wouldn't have worked out for the film.
Like many of Imtiaz Ali's films, Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone starrer Tamasha was also originally titled as The Window Seat. The makers changed the title from The Window Seat to Tamasha as it would help the Indian audience to make a connection with the film. Tamasha's title was taken from Ghalib's poetry 'Hota Hai Shab-O-Roz Tamasha Mere Aagey' (your most personal thought is your life's biggest spectacle).
Before the production was started Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was tentatively titled 'Running With The Bulls'. However, when production began, the title was changed to Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara as it would have a greater connection with film audiences in India than the previous English title.
Salman Khan's 2014 released Jai Ho was originally titled as Mental, but due to its negative connotation, the title was changed to Jai Ho.
John Abraham - Nargis Fakhri starrer Madras Cafe was originally titled as Jaffna, a place in Sri Lanka, but fearing the backlash from Sri Lanka, the makers decided to change the title to Madras Cafe. The film was critically acclaimed and loved by the audience.
'Veer Zaara' was earlier named as 'Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum' but the epic love story at the end got its title changed. The title did give birth to the new love-birds Veer Zaara just like Romeo-Juliet or Heer-Ranjha.