‘I Always Wanted To Cast Deepika In Rockstar’: Imtiaz Ali

Imtiaz Ali has recently revealed that he wanted to cast Deepika Padukone in Rockstar, opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Even Deepika wanted to act in the film, as she revealed previously. We wonder what kept them at bay!  Now, the trio have worked together in the upcoming flick Tamasha, which is slated to hit the theatres on November 25.

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In an interview with a leading daily, the Love Aaj Kal director was quoted as saying, “I always wanted to cast Deepika in Rockstar. The first time I had met her, many years back, I wanted to cast her in Rockstar. But then I did Love Aaj Kal with her. Now, when Rockstar was finally getting made, I realised there were many scenes which were similar for the girls’ characters in the two movies. That whole conflict of getting married but realising that she is somewhere else in her mind. And there were other scenes also in the second half of Love Aaj Kal which had the same conflict that Heer (Nargis Fakhri) had in Rockstar. So I thought if I cast Deepika again, it would look exactly the same. And the bluff will be called”.

Earlier, the Finding Fanny actress told a leading that she wanted to work in Rockstar. The Cocktail actress said, “I wish I had got a chance to do Rockstar. I’d have loved to do the film. It was a fantastic film. I am fascinated by Imtiaz and then there is Ranbir, who again is supremely talented and I have worked with both of them individually”.