Arjun Kapoor had called director Shakun Batra to be a part of Kapoor and Sons, says 'I wanted to play Fawad’s role'

Anyone who is interested in Bollywood trivia would know that Shakun Batra's Kapoor and Sons is one of those films that had been rejected by several actors. Fawad Khan's character had been offered to several Bollywood stars, including A-listers, but they had all turned it down. Back then, not everyone was sure how the character would be received by the audience. Now, in a recent chat, Arjun Kapoor has revealed that he was very keen to be a part of the film.

In a discussion in Clubhouse, the actor revealed that he had even called up director Shakun Batra and said that he was interested to play the part. He revealed, “Not a lot of people know this but I can confess this now here. I had called up Shakun Batra when Kapoor & Sons was stuck for a while and I had said I would want to do Kapoor & Sons. At that point of time, obviously, Shakun didn’t see the casting hitting the spot. I wanted to play Fawad’s role. I knew they were getting stuck with that.”

He also added that he keeps teasing Shakun Batra about having a 'Arjun Kapoor' connection in the film. He said, “I was never offered the film, I had just heard that the film was being cast but it was not proving to be an easy exercise. And I know Shakun personally, so I called him up and said, ‘I would love to read and I feel I can play that role also. I have no qualms about playing either/or, wherever you see me fit, but I would like to work with you.’ I keep making fun of him, ‘Tune Arjun Kapoor ko nahi liya but Arjun Kapoor ka naam le liya (You didn’t take Arjun Kapoor in your film but you took Arjun Kapoor’s name).’ Because Sidharth Malhotra ended up being called Arjun Kapoor in the film.”

Well, Kapoor And Sons turned out to be one of the finest performances by Fawad Khan and we are glad about how things turned out to be!