Before R Madhavan, Abhishek Bachchan Was Asked To Play Villain In Simmba

Before Rohit Shetty approached R Madhavan for the anti-hero’s role, he knocked at Bachchan Jr's door. But surprisingly didn't get a favourable response...

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Before R Madhavan, Abhishek Bachchan Was Asked To Play Villain In Simmba

Just last night, we told you that R Madhavan is likely to join team Simmba as the top villain in Simmba, the cop drama.

But before Rohit Shetty approached Madhavan for the anti-hero’s role, he knocked at another star’s palatial Juhu bungalow.

We had promised to give the name to you yesterday and here it is ... Abhishek Bachchan. The Bunty Aur Babli  star was offered to play the baddie. His character would have made life a living hell for Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan.

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Abhishek Bachchan

Rohit and Abhishek are close friends; hence Junior Bachchan’s hesitation to take up the role comes as a surprise. In fact, the two go back a long way. The two had worked together in Bol Bachchan (2012).

As such, not just Rohit even Karan Johar (co-producer of Simmba) was perplexed at Abhishek’s decision.

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R Madhavan

While the exact reason of him not accepting the project is not known, we know for a fact that Madhavan has stolen a march over him.

Was it dates or something else? Abhishek will soon be seen in Sajid Khan's Housefull 4 and Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyan.

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Sara Ali Khan

Meanwhile, talking about Simmba's female lead Sara Ali Khan, Abhishek Kapoor has delayed Kedarnath (originally meant to be Sara’s launch vehicle) no end. Meanwhile, Rohit Shetty’s Simmba has a release date- December 27, 2018. Let’s see who launches Sara first – Rohit Shetty or Abhishek Kapoor. It’s an interesting fight to the winning post. 


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