Fawad Khan Was Initially Approached for Saif Ali Khan’s Role in Upcoming Movie 'Kaalakaandi'

Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan's success across the border has truly been remarkable. However as it was previously reported the Kapoor & Sons actor lost quite a few projects due to Pak-Indo tensions; here is another one that we just found out about!

We all know that Fawad was reportedly approached by team  Padmavati to essay the role of Shahid Kapoor's character in the movie, however, what we did not know what that this wasn't the only movie the  Humsafar actor was considered for!

According to Indian Express, Director Akshat Verma says  Saif Ali Khan was the first choice for his directorial venture Kaalakaandi but at one point the makers did approach  Fawad Khan to play the same part.

Akshat has revealed that when the film was with UTV, they were in talks with Fawad to play the role, which is now being played by Saif.

“Fawad was supposed to be one of the actors we talked to when the project was with UTV. It was around 2013… He was going to play the role Saif plays. But ultimately everything happens for a reason and for the best. No one could have done the role better than Saif,” Akshat says in an interview with PTI.

“When I first messaged Saif, I didn’t get a reply. When I finally met him, it was almost two years to the date I had texted him, and I still have the message saved. This time, he had read the script because Ashi (Dua, one of the producers) had sent it to him. He said, ‘Ok we are on’ in five minutes. So the time period was, on one hand two years and on the other, just five minutes to get Saif,” he added.

Kaalakaandi chronicles the story of six characters from different worlds of Mumbai in a span of 12 hours and how the lives of complete strangers intersect. Interestingly, Akshat says his “instinct for Saif was right” as he had written the film initially keeping him in mind.