Gehraiyaan star Siddhant Chaturvedi revealed that he was offered a role in Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt starrer Brahmastra. However, he turned it down after a chat with his father. The actor, who skyrocketted to fame after Gully Boy, hinted that he was being offered a role of one of the students in Amitabh Bachchan’s school in the film. While the deal of a three-part Dharma film was enticising, his father felt that Siddhant would get lost in the bigger picture.
Speaking with Humans of Bombay, Siddhant revealed he did not ‘leave’ the film but the talks were in the initial stages. “It was at a very initial stage at that time, I was a nobody, a struggler, so who am I to say no to Ayan Mukerji, Dharma and Brahmastra?” he said.
“They were still writing the script, and I was excited. I could have done it as well, but my father wouldn’t have let me. ‘You are better than this,’ he says, even till today he pushes me. I was elated that I will be getting a three-film contract with Dharma. I met Ayan, who showed me his vision of Brahmastra. I had only done a handful of ads by then, so I was a nobody. I told my father the film has Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan and he asked me, ‘Toh tujhe kaun dekhega (so, who will notice you)?’” Siddhant recalled.
When he tried to paint a picture of his role to his father, he realised he only knew that he would do action sequences, which will involve him ‘shoot arrows and stuff.’ The picture did not impress his father and he discouraged him from signing on the part. Eventually Gully Boy came his way and things changed.
“He said, ‘Nahi beta, I don’t think you should do it. Do you have the script, have you auditioned for it? If you don’t even know what you are going to do in that film, don’t sell your destiny.’ Even Gully Boy had Ranveer Kapoor and Alia, but after the audition, Zoya told me she will send me the script and I was shocked, because, again, I was a nobody. She casually said if I like the script, she would love to have me on board. I narrated the entire script to my father and despite the film had Ranveer and Ali, he noted two crucial scenes of mine–my entry and when I lose–and said these sequences will make me,” he shared.
Brahmastra was long-delayed project. The film had finally released in 2022 with Ranbir, Alia and Amitabh in pivotal roles. The film also starred Nagarjuna and Shah Rukh Khan in crucial roles. The film was expected to return with a part 2 but the film seems to have been delayed.
Meanwhile, Siddhanth will be seen in Yudhra. The film is slated to release on September 20.
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