Ranbir Kapoor Was First Choice: Ranbir Kapoor is one of the best actors of Bollywood. He has done many great roles in his film career. He has done all kinds of roles from action to romance, due to which he has always been the first choice of the makers. Ranbir Kapoor was also the first choice of the makers for the 2013 film Raanjhanaa. South star Dhanush later debuted in this film and became a hit everywhere. This film is still a favorite of the people and fans are not satisfied with watching it just once. Recently, the director of the film has revealed that Ranbir was the first choice.
The film Raanjhanaa created history. Even today people keep watching it on OTT platforms. Sonam Kapoor was seen in the lead role with Dhanush in the film. The story of the film won the hearts of the people. Along with this, Dhanush’s acting was the icing on the cake.
This is how Dhanush’s casting happened
In an interview to Bollywood Hungama, Anand L Rai revealed that Ranbir Kapoor was initially the first choice for the film. Anand L Rai said that if I had faith in myself, I would have made Tanu Weds Manu 2, but Himanshu and I felt that a film like Raanjhanaa needed to be told. He praised Ranbir a lot and said that he adapts himself to every kind of role. Anand L Rai said – He is an actor who keeps himself simple and immerses himself in the role, which is a difficult thing. This is Ranbir Kapoor but he was not available at that time. We were looking for another actor at that time and we found Dhanush.
Dhanush became iconic with Raanjhanaa. His performance was such that everyone became his fan. This film proved to be a superhit at the box office. Along with Sonam and Dhanush, Abhay Deol, Swara Bhaskar and Zeeshan Ayub were also seen playing important roles in the film.
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