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The stories of films that are ‘missed’ in the Bollywood corridors are often quite interesting. One such story is that of the film ‘Kabir Singh’ which brought a tsunami at the box office in 2019. There is a secret hidden behind this film, which is considered to be the biggest blockbuster of Shahid Kapoor’s career, which fans are still surprised to know. Do you know that Shahid Kapoor was not the first choice for Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film, rather this role was offered to superstar Ranveer Singh?
Why did Ranveer Singh feel ‘dark’?
The film’s director Sandeep Reddy Vanga himself had revealed in an interview that when he was working on ‘Kabir Singh’, the Hindi remake of ‘Arjun Reddy’, he had only the name of Ranveer Singh in his mind. The director had also approached him, but Ranveer Singh flatly refused to play this character. The main reason for this was the ‘dark’ and aggressive mood of the film. At that time, Ranveer was probably not mentally prepared for such a character, which he considered very negative for his career.
Shahid Kapoor’s risk and historic success
After Ranveer Singh, this film fell in Shahid Kapoor’s lap. At that time, Shahid’s career graph was quite struggling. None of his solo films had failed to touch the Rs 100 crore mark, due to which filmmakers were hesitant in giving big films to Shahid. But Shahid took the risk of ‘Kabir Singh’ and breathed life into Kabir’s character with his acting. The result of the film was such that the film, made with a budget of just Rs 60 crore, did a worldwide business of around Rs 379 crore, which was almost 6 times the cost of the film.
Was Arjun Kapoor also in the running?
According to media reports and many discussions, Sandeep Reddy Vanga had also considered Arjun Kapoor’s name for the film, but the matter could not move forward. Ultimately, Shahid Kapoor accepted the role and proved that he was capable of playing any kind of character. Today ‘Kabir Singh’ has become such a film in Shahid’s career, which took his stardom to new heights and proved that sometimes the films where the stars leave, create history.
