Shakun Batra‘s upcoming drama is a star-studded one with Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and Ananya Panday in the lead.
While all these stars were already cast long ago, the DCA Talent Dhairya Karwa was recently welcomed to the cast.
Before locking in Dhairya Karwa for the role, there were many more who were considered to play the part. The makers initially considered Ishaan Khattar for the role as they wanted to cast all young actors but however, it did not work out eventually.
A source tells Bollywood Hungama, “It’s when Deepika was roped in opposite Siddhant that everything changed. Karan and Ishaan have never shared a warm relationship after a few deals didn’t work out. Also, the story is such that Dhairya’s character gets intimate with Deepika’s character in the film. It’s a complicated tale about extra-marital relationships and Ishaan would have looked very odd opposite Deepika. He would have looked too young and hence Shakun decided to go with Dhairya instead. The whole extramarital issue has been treated with a lot of sensitivity, a la typical Shakun style and it’s an emotional watch.”
Bulbbul fame Avinash Tiwary was also being considered for Dhairya’s role.
Deepika plays the role of a fitness instructor in this domestic noir drama.
