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He revealed that he was interested in Kapoor & Sons, and even made a call to director Shakun Batra when he was facing casting trouble.

The actor said, "Not a lot of people know this but I can confess this now here. I had called up Shakun Batra when Kapoor & Sons was stuck for a while and I had said I would want to do Kapoor & Sons. At that point of time, obviously, Shakun didn't see the casting hitting the spot." He added, "I wanted to play Fawad's role. I knew they were getting stuck with that." ARJUN SAYS HE KEEPS TEASING SHAKUN FOR NOT CASTING HIMĪrjun Kapoor still teases Shakun Batra, whenever they meet, about not casting him but using his name in the film. He said, "I was never offered the film, I had just heard that the film was being cast but it was not proving to be an easy exercise. I have no qualms about playing either/or, wherever you see me fit, but I would like to work with you.' I keep making fun of him, 'Tune Arjun Kapoor ko nahi liya but Arjun Kapoor ka naam le liya (You didn't take Arjun Kapoor in your film but you took Arjun Kapoor's name).' Because Sidharth Malhotra ended up being called Arjun Kapoor in the film." And I know Shakun personally, so I called him up and said, 'I would love to read and I feel I can play that role also. Incidentally, Fawad Khan, who eventually played the role of the closeted gay novelist, was not the first choice for Kapoor & Sons. In a number of interviews, Karan Johar has revealed that the role was turned down by as many as six actors before him and at one point, the filmmaker even considered shelving the film. In a recent Clubhouse session, Karan also said that he tried to sabotage Alia Bhatt's role in Kapoor & Sons. Kapoor & Sons, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Fawad Khan, is about two estranged brothers who return to their dysfunctional family in Coonoor after their grandfather has a heart attack.

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