Before Pratik Gandhi & Abhishek Bachchan, THIS Popular Actor Was To Play Harshad Mehta?
Before Pratik Gandhi & Abhishek Bachchan, THIS Popular Actor Was To Play Harshad Mehta?
Before Pratik Gandhi & Abhishek Bachchan, This Popular Actor Was To Play Harshad Mehta?
Did you know Varun Dhawan was all set to play Harshad Mehta in a film to be produced by Paresh Rawal?
Source: Spotboye – “Varun was all but locked in to play Harshad Mehta by Paresh. But the script for the biopic was stuck. They finally had to scrap the idea.”
Scam 1992’s Director Hansal Mehta also revealed how big names were suggested for the show but he turned them down to cast fresh and unknown faces.
Says Hansal Mehta, “I’m aware that Harshad Mehta’s story has had a long journey to the screen. Hota hai. Every story has its own destiny. I had to face a lot of resistance while casting Pratik Gandhi. Many big names were suggested. But I wanted Pratik. Then I was advised to do some padding in the casting. But I refused to cast known faces even in supporting roles. I now feel one of the reasons why Scam worked so well was the relatively unknown faces on screen. They all looked like the characters they were playing.”
