Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Director Reveals Original Ending of Delhi 6
The director of the movie Delhi 6, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, recently talked about the original ending of the film.
In the first version, the movie started with the ashes of the main character, played by Abhishek Bachchan, being put into the Ganges river.
This version was shown at the Venice Film Festival and was well-received.
However, the director changed the ending because he thought Indian audiences would prefer a happier and more hopeful ending.
The final version of the movie that was released in India had a different ending.
The movie is about a man named Roshan who goes back to India to see his sick grandmother and gets involved in some problems in Delhi.
It also has some popular songs and other famous actors in it.
The original version of Delhi 6 began with the immersion of Abhishek Bachchan's character's ashes in the Ganges.
This version was screened at the Venice Film Festival and received a positive response.
Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra changed the ending to make it more uplifting for the Indian audience.
The final released version of the film had a different, more hopeful ending.
Delhi 6 features Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles and includes popular songs like Masakali and Rehna Tu.
- Who
- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor
- What
- Original ending of Delhi 6 film
- When
- 2009
- Where
- India, Venice Film Festival
- Why
- To make the ending more uplifting for the Indian audience
- Film
- Delhi 6
- Director
- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
- Lead Actors
- Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor
- Original Ending
- Ashes immersion of Abhishek's character in the Ganges
- Festival
- Venice Film Festival
- Release Year
- 2009
- Reason for Change
- Indian audience preference for a hopeful ending