Ram Gopal Varma wanted to cast Shah Rukh Khan for the role of Dawood Ibrahim in 'Company. The director didn't cast him because he is 'hyperactive'.
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's 2002 film 'Company' is one of the most loved gangster dramas. The film was loosely based on the underworld organistion- D-Company, which was known to be run by underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim. Did you know Ajay Devgn and Vivek Oberoi were not the first choices of Varma? He approached Shah Rukh Khan to play Dawood in 'Company' and wanted Abhishek Bachchan to play the character of Chota Rajan. Here's why he didn't cast SRK.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Ram Gopal Varma was asked if Ajay was always his first choice for the role of Malik, to which RGV said, 바카라At one point of time, I wanted Shah Rukh. I met Shah Rukh, he was excited. I wanted Shah Rukh for Dawood. But I felt that he바카라s very hyper; his energy, the way he is바카라 That바카라s what people like. I thought, to make him very subtle 바카라 not moving at all and very silent 바카라 I thought it would look very odd on screen. Which is the reason I didn바카라t pursue. I just had one meeting with him, but I didn바카라t pursue him because I just felt that his body language is wrong for the part.바카라
He added, 바카라There is an actor and there is a performer'' and called Shah Rukh a ''performer''. The 'Satya' director also said that Khan is ''hyperactive'' which he feels endears the audience to him.
''So, this lazy guy, sitting in the back바카라 This is Ajay바카라s natural body language. So, that바카라s when I thought Ajay is more perfect for the role, and that바카라s when it happened,'' he said further.
Abhishek couldn't be part of 'Company' because he was busy with other projects, said the filmmaker.
Ram Gopal also revealed that initially he approached Kamal Haasan for the role of the Mumbai police commissioner. But later it went to Mohanlal.
The reason why he didn't cast Haasan was because of the same problem he had with Shah Rukh. ''Their natural stardom, in a realistic film, it바카라ll just look off. Because of that I changed my mind, and then I approached Mohanlal,바카라 said RGV.