Vikram Bhatt agreed that there were talks about both coming together again, but he admitted of going a different way. The filmmaker added, ''I did Kasoor, Raaz and Awara Paagal Deewana. And after Lagaan, Aamir took a break.”

Vikram also said, “I don’t think I’m the kind of director who can endlessly wait for an actor’s nod, whoever it is, because I’m very impatient to make a film. So, the opportunity never came up again''.

On the film, he said 'Ghulam' is a twisted story. ''I started working with Aamir during Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin and then Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke. Thereafter, I got offered his brother’s film, Madhosh, which didn’t do well. I had directed it. I was supposed to do Ghulam before (Mahesh) Bhatt saab. It was called something else before. Then my first film Jaanam flopped. Mukesh (Bhatt) ji threw me out of the company and this Aamir Khan film was taken away from me,'' he said further.

On how he bagged 'Ghulam', the '1920' director said that he started working with them again and directed 'Fareb', which did well. ''Then came a point in time when Bhatt Saab decided that he wasn’t going to be someone who did nothing but Ghulam. He said that it’s not important for him. And Aamir wanted someone who was very, very dedicated. That’s how Ghulam came to me,” said Vikram.