 When Kiron Kher (qv) was first approached for the part of Noor  Bibi, she turned it down for various reasons. The makers then signed  on Maya Krishna Rao (qv) for the role and they shot the scenes  with her. However, director Ketan Mehta (qv) and actor  Aamir Khan (qv) were not happy with the scenes and performance, so  they approached Kiron Kher (qv) again who then agreed to do the  film.