India, March 19 -- In 2000, right after the release of Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, Rakesh Roshan was shot at by gangsters from Budesh gang. The filmmaker narrowly escaped death and was promptly given security cover by the government. However, Roshan has now revealed that he was paranoid that his guards could be the ones to kill him. (Also read: Rakesh Roshan vowed to shave his head to ensure this star-studded film's success: 'All doors were closing')

Speaking with ANI, Rakesh Roshan recalled that torrid time in his life, "No matter how much security personnel is around you, you are still an open target. If someone wants to harm you, security personnel won't be able to do anything. After this incident, I was assigned two armed security guards, I w...