India, Feb. 17 -- Sanam Teri Kasam has been given a new lease on life following its re-release, and now director Vinay Sapru, of the director-duo Vinay Sapru-Radhika Rao, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for his support during a critical juncture in the film's initial release. Also read: Mawra Hocane reacts to Sanam Teri Kasam re-release success: 'My husband is bringing in the luck'

In an interview with DNA, Vinay spoke about why the film failed during its original run on February 5, 2016.

He said, "We put our heart and soul into the film, and we were quite confident that we had made a good film. But the studio didn't care to promote it. Harsh (Harshvardhan Rane) and Mawra (Hocane) used to visit t...