Aditya Dhar's First Film With Fawad Khan Was Shelved, He Made It Later With Yami Gautam Aditya Dhar, known for his blockbuster debut with Vicky Kaushal's Uri: The Surgical Strike, originally planned to direct a film starring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan and Katrina Kaif. The project, titled Raat Baaki, was set to be produced by Dharma Productions and was intended to be a glossy romance. However, the project was abruptly shelved in 2016 following the Uri terror attack, which led to a nationwide ban on Pakistani artists working in India. The attack, which killed 19 soldiers, triggered public outrage and resulted in the suspension of collaborations involving Pakistani actors, effectively ending Dhar's debut project before it could begin. The shelving of Raat Baaki marked a significant setback for Dhar, who had been working as a screenwriter for years. The film was slated to begin production by the end of 2016, but the geopolitical fallout from the attack disrupted plans. Film scholar Yasser Usman noted in an article for NDTV that the Uri attack not only shocked the nation but also "quietly ended Dhar's big break before it began." The project was left in limbo, with no clear path forward for the director. Years later, Dhar reimagined Raat Baaki as the 2024 Netflix film Dhoom Dhaam, starring Yami Gautam and Pratik Gandhi. In a 2025 interview with Bollywood Hungama, Dhar confirmed that the film was a rework of his original concept. He described the adaptation as a contemporary update, tailored for modern audiences. While the original project featured Fawad Khan and Katrina Kaif, the new version shifted focus to Yami Gautam, with the story being restructured to align with current cultural and social contexts.#aditya_dhar #yami_gautam #fawad_khan #dharma_productions #raat_baki
