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Kapoor & Sons, starring Fawad Khan, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt, turned out to be one of the best releases of 2016!
Garnering a lot of positive recognition from movie buffs and critics, the film is still one of our favourite family comedies.
However, there seems to be an untold story behind Fawad Khan’s role – Rahul Kapoor. P.S, it’s hilarious.
Actor Arjun Kapoor had once revealed that he was extremely keen on playing the role of Rahul Kapoor, a sophisticated, handsome novelist who is struggling to come out of the closet and inform his family of his gay sexuality. Apparently, a report also mentions that Arjun had called up director Shakun Batra to discuss the role but it did not work out.
This role was turned down by 6 other actors before it eventually went to Fawad, who delivered it exceptionally well. “Not a lot of people know this but I can confess this now here. I had called up Shakun Batra when Kapoor & Sons was stuck for a while and I had said I would want to do Kapoor & Sons. At that point of time, obviously, Shakun didn’t see the casting hitting the spot. I wanted to play Fawad’s role. I knew they were getting stuck with that,” Arjun Kapoor reveals.
Playfully, Arjun also says how he till date teases Batra for not giving him the role but using his name in the film. For those who are unaware, Sidharth Malhotra’s character is also named Arjun Kapoor.
“I was never offered the film, I had just heard that the film was being cast but it was not proving to be an easy exercise. And I know Shakun personally, so I called him up and said, ‘I would love to read and I feel I can play that role also. I have no qualms about playing either/or, wherever you see me fit, but I would like to work with you.’ I keep making fun of him, ‘Tune Arjun Kapoor ko nahi liya but Arjun Kapoor ka naam le liya (You didn’t take Arjun Kapoor in your film but you took Arjun Kapoor’s name).’ Because Sidharth Malhotra ended up being called Arjun Kapoor in the film,” Arjun laughs.
