Did You Know, Ranbir Kapoor Was The First Choice For ¡®Band Baaja Baaraat¡¯ Before Ranveer Singh Was Roped In
Ranveer Singh recently revealed that he was offered his debut film Band Baaja Baaraat after Ranbir Kapoor had rejected it &lsquoyes&rsquo YRF was looking for a new face I got a call and I knew this was the opportunity I was waiting for Ranveer said as quoted by PTI
The history of Bollywood would have been totally different if the original choices for the blockbuster films had said ¡®yes¡¯. Did you know that Hrithik Roshan, and not Aamir Khan, was the first choice for Dil Chahta Hai. Shahid Kapoor, and not Ranbir Kapoor, was the first choice for Rockstar. After having watched these films, we cannot imagine anyone else in those roles, right?
A lot of prominent actors turned down roles that later turned out to be iconic. We all know how Kareena Kapoor was supposed to play Preity Zinta¡¯s role in Kal Ho Naa Ho. In another instance, Ranveer Singh recently revealed that he was offered his debut film Band Baaja Baaraat after Ranbir Kapoor had rejected it.
¡°Ranbir Kapoor said no to Band Baaja Baraat. YRF was looking for a new face I got a call and I knew this was the opportunity I was waiting for. I kept my face safe and didn¡¯t do modeling or music videos. And then I got a massive launch, essentially for an ¡®outsider¡¯, opposite a reasonably recognisable star Anushka Sharma,¡± Ranveer said, as quoted by PTI.
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Like, they say, it just takes one opportunity to change your life. Ranveer Singh gained from Ranbir¡¯s loss. The reason as to why Ranbir rejected the film is best known to him, but what we know is that Ranveer Singh aced the role of Bittu Sharma with his stellar performance. After watching the film, it felt like the role was written for him.
Furthermore, it wouldn¡¯t be wrong to say that Ranveer Singh slightly overshadowed Ranbir, who was then riding high on success, soon after his debut with his stellar performances one after the other. Strangely, what followed next was Ranbir¡¯s string of flop films including Bombay Velvet and Besharam among others! However, they are both impeccable actors. Sometimes, it¡¯s just unfortunate that the outcome/film doesn¡¯t turn out the way the idea/script is perceived. No one, after all, would make a wrong choice.
Garima Satija leads the Entertainment vertical of Indiatimes. A storyteller at heart who enjoys the thrill of writing, she is sometimes found daydreaming about living the lives of movie characters. Also, she hates talking about herself in the third person.
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