11 Years of Cocktail: How often do you meet a stranger and they become a part of your life? A film that tells you about everything from the importance of friendship, accidental love to changing dynamics. Here's celebrating 11 years of Veronica (Deepika Padukone), Gautam (Saif Ali Khan) and Meera (Diana Penty) (Facts are sourced from IMDB)
Updated On: 2023-07-13 02:37 PM IST
Compiled by : Shachi Chaturvedi
'Cocktail' starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty, is a story of three friends Meera, Gautam and Veronica who got stuck in a love triangle
Directed by Homi Adajania the film was a semi-hit
The music of the movie was composed by Pritam, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Salim–Sulaiman
Deepika Padukone was given the first choice of playing Meera or Veronica and she chose the latter
Deepika chose to play Veronica because Meera's character was similar to her earlier character Meera in Love Aaj Kal
Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor were offered the film but did not like the script
Director Homi Adjania collaborated with Saif Ali Khan for the second time after casting him in Being Cyrus
A film titled 'Cocktail' was being made in 2009 but got shelved
The original cast of Cocktail was different. it starred Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Prachi Desai, Genelia D’Souza, Neha Dhupia and Boman Irani in major roles
Anurag Kashyap was to write the story and screenplay of 'Cocktail' but later opted out
The film's first official trailer got a phenomenal response as its YouTube link got more than 1 million hits in just 3 days
Deepika Padukone was seen in a proper two-piece bikini for the first time in a film
The songs from the film became chart-busters soon after their release
Fans were upset when Honey Singh's song 'Angrezi Beat' was not included in the soundtrack
The apartment scenes shown in 'Daaru Desi' were shot with a green screen in the background of the apartment set
This is one of Deepika's most loved role of her career
During the shoot, Kareena Kapoor joined Saif Ali Khan in London for a few days
The film is still a part of many favourite lists