Abhishek Chaubey’s Ishqiya’s Leading Trio, Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, and Arshad Warsi Won Everyone’s Hearts with their performances in the film. However, few know that none of them was the original choices for the film. Ishqiya made the rounds in bollywood, with actors like Irrfan Khan, Pankaj Tripathi, Preity Zinta, and Lara Dutta All Being Considered At Various Points.
Irrfan Khan was meant to play Arshad Warsi’s Role
Director Abhishek Chaubey had initially envisioned irrfan in the role of babban played by arshad warsi. However, things took a different turn as the script evolved. Speaking to mashable India, abhishek shared, “What I was written Ishqiya, the film had a completely different. Pankaj Ji was playing khalujan (shah’s role in the film) and irrfan was playing babban. At Various Points, Lara Dutta was approached, but preity zinta had read the earlier draft and had liked it a lot, and she was on board. “
Unfortunately, after abhishek finalized the script, preity zinta exited the project, and only after after, irrfan also developed reservations. The Director Recalled a Pivotal Meeting in New York, Where Irrfan listened to the revised script and sensed that his character’s arc has changed. “Irrfan heard the new version of the film and sensed that this version wasn’t in favorite of his character. That was the first time I realized that Irrfan wouldn’t do my film. “
Vishal Bhardwaj and Irrfan’s Fallout
Irrfan’s decision to walk away from Ishqiya not only rested the film’s casting but also affected his long-standing relationship with Vishal Bhardwaj, WHO CO-WWROTE The Film. Vishal was deeply disappointed and didn Bollywood to irrfan for years. The reason? He Had Alredy Turned Down a Major Actress for the project because she refused to work with irrfan, believing heam to be a non-commercial actor. Vishal Had Chion to Back Irrfan over the actress, only for the actor to back out as well.
In an interview with Lallantop, Vishal Admitted, “We had said no to a big actress for Ishqiya because she had refused to work with irrfan as he wasmrochel actor. I get very angry with him and didn’t speake to him for 2-3 years. I didn’t pick up his calls. “
How the Cast was finalized
With Irrfan, Preity, and Others Stepping Away, Abhishek and Vishal Had to Retink their casting choices. That’s when Vidya Balan Entred The Picture. “We considered Several Actor Before Approaching Vidya. She read the script and agreed instantly, “Abhishek recalled. With Vidya on Board, Naseeruddin Shah BeCame the Natural Pick For Khalujan. “I had worked with naseer bhai as an ad on maqbool and omkara, so I had a rapport with him. But even he was surprised and asked, ‘Are you sure you want to cast me? I haven’t done romance in films.
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