Making his presence felt in B-town

Fawad Khan gives Urdu lessons to the cast of ‘Kapoor & Sons’

The bond between the cast of Kapoor and Sons — Fawad Khan, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt — is becoming stronger by the day.

Pakistani heart throb Fawad has in particular developed an enviable rapport with Sidharth and Alia. According to Filmfare, Fawad has even started teaching Urdu to the cast and crew of the film. Apparently, everyone in the unit is now using words like masla for problem, Dafa ho jao! for get out and mulk for country.

It was earlier reported that Fawad and Sidharth’s friendship has piqued an interest in Sidharth to visit Pakistan.

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The two actors often have conversations about the diversity of places and cultures in India and Pakistan. While Fawad has visited many locations while shooting in India, Sidharth has never been to Pakistan.

“I would really like to visit Pakistan. There is so much I have gotten to know about the place through Fawad. I am hoping to make the trip sometime soon,” said Sidharth.

It is not just the stars of Kapoor & Sons but Fawad appears to be making a lot of friends in B-town.

Bollywoodlife quoted a as confirming that Karan Johar  advised Fawad to reject Battle for Bittora because he thought that the film produced by Sonam Kapoor’s sister Rhea won’t do justice to Fawad’s budding career in Bollywood.

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Fawad not only rejected the lead role in Battle for Bittora, he also refused to sign a Sohail Khan film due to script issues and declined Ramesh Taurani’s offer to star in his daughter Sneha’s directorial debut.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 9^th, 2015.

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