Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's upcoming film 'Fanney Khan' has been the talk of the town for quite some time now. Recently there were rumours of quite a few stars being considered to play Aishwarya's Rai Bachchan's love interest in the movie. Names like R. Madhavan, Rajkummar Rao, and Vicky Kaushal were doing the rounds but it was filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra who finally confirmed that actor Rajkumar Rao had been cast in the movie. Rakeysh tweeted, "#FanneyKhan @AnilKapoor @RajkummarRao @divyadutta25 @TSeries @kriarj #Ash welcome aboard Raj tighten your seat belt for the roller coaster."
Initially, actor R Madhavan was supposed to star opposite Aishwarya in the film but the actor backed out of the project, citing date issues. Madhavan stated, "I loved the script and was really keen to be part of an interesting ensemble like Fanney Khan, unfortunately, I couldn't commit to the project due to date issues. I wish the team of Fanney Khan all the luck."
According to a leading daily, a source revealed that Madhavan had reportedly asked for a huge remuneration of INR 1.5 crore for a 15-day shoot. The source further stated that the makers believed that such a huge amount was not justified. "The plan is to make the film within a certain budget and the price quoted by Maddy didn’t align with that. It was mutually decided he couldn’t be part of the film and Rajkummar Rao was brought in immediately," he said.
Meanwhile, in an interview, Rajkumar Rao revealed he was a huge fan of Aishwarya and was super excited to work with her. The actor stated, "I am super-excited to be working with her (Aishwarya). I’ll start preparing for my part in Fanney Khan the moment I am done shooting for my film on Subhash Chandra Bose."
So, do you think Madhavan's demands were justified? Stay tuned for more updates
