MUMBAI: The news that Ranveer Singh would take Shah Rukh Khan's place in Don 3 stunned and disappointed his fans. Ranveer Singh urged fans to give director Farhan Akhtar a chance as some questioned his decision. He expressed not to take from the movie and reminded internet users that Shah Rukh Khan also carried on Amitabh Bachchan's legacy. Farhan Akhtar recently discussed why he decided to cast Ranveer in the movie.
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In his podcast, Farhan Akhtar informed Raj Shamani, “The kind of script that we were writing, what I wanted to do with it… it’s too early to speak about it so I can’t unfortunately can’t get into detail. But it needed this next-generation actor in it.”
Farhan added, “He’s just inherently a very charming guy. He’s charming, he’s mischievous. He’s just full of energy, which is what this needs. I feel that when it comes to this aspect of his performance, it’s still untapped. I don’t think he’s done a role like this. He has always played, predominantly, characters which are to an extent – with the exception of Lootera… His characters, because of who he is, as in they’re written for him for this reason, are very external. They are loud, big characters where he’s got the histrionics.”
“Don requires a different kind of performance from him. There is a certain holding of everything inside that is needed, which I don’t think he has done. So I think it is a nice challenge for him to be able to do it. You will see him in a different way, holding it all together. Personally, there’s a lot of strength in that. You know what the person is thinking but they’re not saying it. The eyes and body language can convey it and to me that’s very meaningful. The personality is going to be different from what he’s played,” he said.
When asked why Shah Rukh Khan did not reprise his role, Farhan replied, “We did try. There were a couple of ideas we exchanged and wrote some stuff also but somehow, either he was excited by something that I didn’t feel or that I was excited by something that he didn’t feel… you know what I’m talking about. That happens. Sometimes that synergy on a script doesn’t happen. It didn’t happen on this. So we said we’ve done two which are really fun and amazing together, let’s just…”
It is said that Don 3 will debut in theatres in 2025. For the movie, Kiara Advani has also been cast.
(Also read: Don 3: Ranveer Singh’s look from the movie revealed?
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