Not Diljit Dosanjh But This Actor Was The First Choice To Play Sandeep Singh In ‘Soorma’

Diljit Dosanjh impressed everyone with his amazing performance in film ‘ Udta Punjab ' and 'Phillauri'. He is now prepping up for his upcoming movie ' Soorma ' which is a biopic on hockey star Sandeep Singh. The film will also feature Pink actress Taapsee Pannu .

However, the Phillauri actor was not the first choice for the flick. It has come to light that before Diljit, the offer went to Ranveer Singh . However, the Bajirao Mastani actor could not do the movie due to date issues.

In an interview with Bombay Times, Sandeep Singh, who is also known by the name Flicker Singh on the field, said, “It took a lot of effort for Chitrangada Singh to put this project together. She met a lot of filmmakers, actors and writers for the project. We wanted someone who looks real while playing me on screen. Diljit pagwala (turbaned) banda hai, main bhi hoon. Back in those days when we had started work on the project, Diljit paaji was not doing Hindi movies. He was a pure Punjabi artiste then. So, at that time, Ranveer Singh was the actor we were all keen on. But between 2016 and early 2017, Udta Punjab and Phillauri forced us to change our perception and rethink our decision. We eventually zeroed in on Diljit paaji; it was a near-unanimous decision. Today, if you see him on the field while shooting, he has transformed himself. He has put in a lot of effort to get his act right."

‘Soorma’ is directed by Shaad Ali and also stars Angad Bedi . It is slated to release on June 29, 2018. 

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