Mili
The potrayal of Jordan in Rockstar is the most path-breaking performance in Ranbir’s career.
With the movie, Nargis Fakhri bagged a debut role anyone would kill for. But, did you know Nargis wasn’t the first choice for the movie?
Nargis Fakhri’s performance as Heer Kaul was much loved & appreciated by the audiences. However, when Imtiaz was penning down the role for Heer he did not have Nargis on her mind. Any guesses who that beautiful actress what?
It was none other than Deepika Padukone who was the first pick for the role of the lady love of Janardhan Jakhar aka Jordan.
This revelation was made by the director when he wrote a special note on Deepika Padukone’s website, he revealed how he had gone to Deepika for the role way before anyone else and even before her other debut projects had released.
Ali went on to reveal that he had initially gone to meet Deepika at a hotel to offer her Rockstar. He recalled the meeting and mentioned that when she got off the car at the hotel porch, she looked at him and immediately knew that he had come to see her.
Imtiaz added by saying that he wanted to get Deepika onboard for Rockstar. But the film did not go on floors for many years and in the meanwhile Imtaiz worked with her in other films.
He said, “None of Deepika’s movies had released till then. I had come to meet her for Rockstar. I wanted her for Rockstar but the movie did not get made till many years later. I worked with her in other movies. Many things happened over many years at many places, all of which I might forget, but I will never forget the girl who stepped out of the car at the hotel and looked at me as if she knew.”
One man’s loss is another man’s gain. It would be a treat to watch Deepika as Heer in Rockstar, however now that we have seen the movie and the stellar performance by Nargis Fakhri we’re sure no one would want the movie any other way.
The movie is one of a kind. With Ranbir’s mind-boggling award winning performance to A.R. Rahman’s soul stirring music the movie is true gem of Bollywood.
