Arjun Rampal Casting: Om Shanti Om, directed by Farah Khan, proved to be a superhit. Deepika Padukone made her debut in the industry with this film. This film was very beneficial for the careers of Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Farah Khan. This film rocked the box office. While Shah Rukh Khan was seen in the lead role in the film, everyone had to struggle a lot to find an actor for the villain’s role. Arjun Rampal played the villain in Om Shanti Om. In an interview, Farah Khan told how Shah Rukh Khan helped her cast Arjun Rampal.
In an old interview given to Shemaroo, Farah Khan had told how difficult it was to cast Arjun Rampal in the role of Mukesh Mehra. He was the villain in the film. Shahrukh Khan had helped her a lot in taking this decision.
Story told in the bathroom
In a conversation with Komal Nahata, Farah Khan told that the decision to cast Arjun was taken at the last moment. Only a few days were left for the shooting to begin. Farah was upset because many people had refused to take up this role. Farah said- ‘This was very important for us. We had very few options and the set was ready for shooting from January 6.’ Arjun’s casting session took place in the bathroom at Shah Rukh Khan’s New Year party. Farah said- on the night of December 31 Shahrukh Khan We saw Arjun Rampal at a party at Shahrukh’s house. We pulled him into the bathroom, closed the door and narrated the story to him. Arjun initially refused to do the role. However, after Shahrukh asked him several times, Arjun was asked to think again. Two days before the costume fitting, Arjun said yes to do the role.
Talking about Om Shanti Om, this film proved to be a hit at the box office and its storyline was also liked. The makers made many efforts in the film due to which the film was liked very much by both the fans and the makers.
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