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Not R Madahvan, Rajkummar Rao To Romance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan In 'Fanney Khan'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 31 Aug, 2017 01:50 PM
    The gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will next be seen in 'Fanney Khan', the film which happens to be a musical comedy featuring Anil Kapoor in a pivotal role.
     
    After reports of R Madhavan being a part of the project went viral, it has now been confirmed that talented find Rajkummar Rao will be seen instead in the flick. Rao will be seen romancing Ash in 'Fanney Khan' as per a report in BollywoodLife.com.
     
    Anil Kapoor's salt and pepper look for 'Fanney Khan' is too good to miss! - See pic
     
    The report further quotes the producer of the film Prernaa Arora as saying, “We’re friends and have been discussing films for a while.” Rao too reportedly said, “She’s the most beautiful woman in the world. It’s a great story, there’s a lot of love, and the content is not just entertaining but is detailed and different.There will be lots of workshops and readings once I am back.”
     
    'Fanney Khan' is the official remake of the Oscar nominated Dutch film 'Everybody's Famous!' which released in the year 2000.
     
    Isn't this going to be one helluva watch?
     
     
    RAKEYSH MEHRA WELCOMES RAJKUMMAR ABOARD
     
     
    Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra welcomed Rajkummar Rao as part of the cast of his production "Fanney Khan" on his birthday on Thursday.
     
    "'Fanney Khan', Anil Kapoor, Divya Dutta, T-Series, KriArj Entertainment, Aishwarya, Welcome aboard Raj. Tighten your seat belt for the roller coaster," Mehra tweeted.
     
    An official remake of the Oscar nominated Dutch film "Everybody's Famous", "Fanney Khan" will be directed by Atul Manjrekar and will star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anil Kapoor.
     
    Earlier, it was reported that R. Madhavan may be cast opposite Aishwarya, and subsequently it sparked talks that the actress was upset over it as she was keen on Rajkummar instead.
     
    However, just last week, the film's makers had rubbished these rumours.
     
    Arjun N. Kapoor of KriArj Entertainment said the cast, including Aishwarya and Anil, are "deep into prep for their roles and as thorough professionals do not interfere in the process of casting for other roles".
     
    Mehra earlier told IANS the film will take on body-shaming in a big way.

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