Fawad's role in Kapoor And Sons was rejected by 6 actors, confirm KJo

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Entertainment Desk April 08, 2016
Farhan Akhtar, Aditya Roy Kapur and Shahid Kapoor were among the ones approached to play a homosexual. PHOTO: FILMFARE

Fawad Khan may have won over the audience and critics with his stellar performance as a homosexual in Kapoor & Sons, but it turns out he wasn't the first choice for the role!

According to a recent report in Filmfare, the role of Rahul Kapoor was initially offered to Bollywood bigwigs such as Farhan Akhtar, Aditya Roy Kapur and Shahid Kapoor.

And now Karan Johar himself has confirmed that not just three but six actors had rejected Fawad's role in Kapoor & Sons.

KJo said, "Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) was a tough film to cast. There was a point when we almost didn't make it. We kept it on the backburner for over a year. No one was willing to do Fawad Khan's role," reports Times of India.

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"We went to six actors and after six rejections, I told Shakun Batra (director) that we should drop the idea and he started developing another screenplay.

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"Later, in a flash of thought Fawad came to my mind. I sent him the script, he loved it and said he would do it. Subsequently, I went to Sidharth Malhotra. I was surprised Alia Bhatt agreed to do the role," he added.

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Fawad's role didn't only help him garner applause and major fandom in India, but also helped him gain more screen time in KJo's next, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in key roles.

COMMENTS (2)

Zaida Parvez | 8 years ago | Reply No wonder Fawad Khan was offered the role. He is usually an actor with few expressions. He acts like he models. I have a feeling he made a BIG mistake.
A M | 8 years ago | Reply FK did that role so gracefully and there was no tamasha and exhibition of it. It only had a mention of being that. The other actors should have open-mindedness for that earlier. It's sad to know that. Anyway I 100% believe that the acting which FK delivered, no one else could have acted to that calibre. It was an epitomy of being the best acting. KJ must do justice to his role in ADHM as well. I don't want to see him in a khanapuri role. And my main reason to watch that film in cinema would be to watch Fk's acting again.
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