Brahmastra: Ayan Mukerji Approached Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone To Play Ranbir Kapoor’s Parents In The Film?

One of the most awaited films of Bollywood, Ayan Mukerji’s directorial Brahmastra, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Mouni Roy, is all set to hit theatres on 4th December. The superhero film will be the first part of a planned trilogy and will reportedly feature South superstar Akkineni Nagarjuna and Hindi film industry’s Badshaah Shah Rukh Khan in pivotal roles. Interestingly, it was recently revealed that two other Bollywood biggies were offered important parts in Brahmastra.

In a chat with Pinkvilla, a source close to the film disclosed that superstar Ranveer Singh and the reigning queen of Bollywood Deepika Padukone were offered to play the role of Ranbir’s parents in the film. The source stated, “Brahmastra is written in a way where many characters who will hardly have a role to essay in the first part, come into play in a major way in the next two parts of the trilogy. Ayan needed two actors from the younger generation - in their mid 30s - to step into play Ranbir aka Shiva's parents. He had then approached Ranveer and Deepika for the same.”

The source was also quoted saying, “Ranbir loses his parents when he's young, so Ranveer and Deepika would have played their actual ages in the film. They have a cameo in Brahmastra Part One, but their backstory comes into light in the second installment of the mammoth project. It would have been an interesting casting coup but neither Ranveer nor DP have given their nod to the film. In fact, the team is now scouting for another A-list actor and actress to step in for the same roles.”

Well, it sure would have been exciting to see Deepika and Ranveer play such interesting characters. But since it did not work out, which actors do you think will be perfect for the film?