Arbaaz Khan opened up about the reason that made him remain stuck to the role of a producer for his upcoming film `Patna Shuklla` rather than donning an acting hat opposite Raveena Tandon.
Directed by Vivek Budakoti, `Patna Shuklla` dives into the education scam of roll numbers that affects the lives of thousands of earnest students in India.
In conversation with ANI, Arbaaz revealed a reason why he didn`t keep himself on the casting wish list for this film.
He said, “Why I never considered myself because firstly I didn`t think that I was at that point I am the apt choice for it. Like in a wish list there is a priority that if everyone refused because of any reason, dates or they didn`t understand the role then I always had that option as a producer that I fit that scenario where, I could appear from the same era. But I didn`t want to distract myself from the fact that I was concentrating more on casting right and giving my time and energy to the film and not getting distracted by playing a role in it.”
Arbaaz added, “Earlier, in the film `Dolly Ki Doli`, there was one heroine and three heroes. I could have very well cast myself in any one of those roles as I was producing the film. But I didn`t think that I was suited even for any of those roles. The kind of characters that had been developed, I felt they were better actors at that point in time who would do justice to that role.”
He continued, “So I`m very fair and just when it comes to films that I produce because I don`t want to miss out on the right casting. So even if there`s a friend of mine, I won`t cast him because I don`t think that I`m doing justice to him or to me. So this whole thing about, I am very particular about who`s the right technician, who`s the right cast for the film. It`s a film, it will go into the archives. And as we say, `hum rahe na rahe humari films humare bad bhi rahengee`. Do films that will do justice to the work that you have done.”
Raveena Tandon will be seen in a lawyer avatar in `Patna Shuklla`, which also stars late actor Satish Kaushik and Manav Vij.
On casting Manav Vij for the role, Arbaaz said, “I look at an apt cast for the role. When I was working with Manav Vij in `Tanav` at that time script of this film came to me. I never gave it a thought of playing a role of a husband opposite Raveena. I was always thinking who would be a good choice for it, who would be a good choice for it. Though Manav plays very powerful roles and aggressive roles and action-oriented roles, I used to spend a lot of time with him in the evening and I saw a very vulnerable and a very nice human being in that. And I said to him, if you play this real-life character of yours on my screen, then this is the character I`m looking for in a film. And he was a little sceptical. He said, seriously. I asked him to read the script and told him that you`re going to be my first choice. So he read the script and we discussed it and then finally he came on board. “
`Patna Shuklla` will stream on an OTT platform starting March 29.
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