Aug 24, 2017
Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and
Producer Arjun N. Kapoor -- the makers of "Fanney Khan" -- have
rubbished the rumours of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being upset over the
casting of R. Madhavan opposite her.
Mehra, in a statement, said: "It is quite unfortunate that such false
and baseless stories are created to grab attention. There is zero truth
to that, we are all a team and 'Fanney Khan' is a dear project to the
whole team."
Kapoor of KriArj Entertainment added: "There are some stories doing the
rounds about disagreement in casting for the film. We want to put the
record straight and deny any such so called competition or discord
amongst the makers."
He said the cast, including Aishwarya and Anil Kapoor, are "deep into
prep for their roles and as thorough professionals do not interfere in
process of casting for other roles".
"It's a great story and we are all very excited to showcase it to the
world," he said.
Earlier, a news portal had reported that for the last couple of weeks
the producers of the film have been locked in a bitter struggle to find
the right hero opposite Aishwarya.
It said that there was a choice between Madhavan and RajKummar Rao with
Aishwarya opting for Rao with Mehra insisting on Madhavan. "The
discussions kept going on till the solution was finally cracked late on
Wednesday afternoon - and the answer was Madhavan!"
"Needless to say, it's a choice which has not made Aishwarya very happy
but she's also a professional so she will have to grin and bear it,"
the portal had said.
"Fanney Khan" is the official remake of the Oscar nominated Dutch film
"Everybody's Famous". It will be directed by Atul Manjrekar and will
star Aishwarya, Anil Kapoor and R. Madhavan.