Raj & DK wanted to cast Aamir Khan for their first Hindi film 99: ‘We didn’t have the access then’

Raj & DK could also be working with stars like Shahid Kapoor and Varun Dhawan as we speak, however they struggled with casting A-list stars within the early days. In an interview with YouTuber Sucharita Tyagi, the director duo revealed they initially wished to method Aamir Khan for his or her debut Bollywood movie 99, however could not even get to him. (Also Read: Guns & Gulaabs evaluation: This explosive solid of Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan deserved a greater Raj & DK collection)

Wanted Aamir for 99

“We wrote 99 and went to Aamir Khan first. When you write something, and think of an ideal scenario, then people are like, ‘Who are you? Where are you from?’ I’m just saying. I don’t think we went to him. We couldn’t even get to him. We didn’t have access,” mentioned Raj Nidimoru within the interview.

When Saif mentioned sure

Raj & DK mentioned they all the time wished to solid mainstream stars with a view to attain bigger mainstream audiences. They received a breakthrough when Saif Ali Khan determined to star in and produce their 2013 zombie comedy Go Goa Gone. “Saif was, at that time, a hero of the whole rom-com (genre), right. Him saying yes to Boris, to go ahead with that strange hair, he just bought into that. He thought it was silliness, but a thoughtful kind of silliness. So he just said, ‘Let’s do it,’” Raj mentioned in the identical interview.

Raj & DK lately labored with Shahid Kapoor in his net collection debut Farzi on Prime Video India. And they’ve wrapped up the shoot of the Indian instalment of Prime Video’s spy thriller franchise Citadel with Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

However, Raj & DK insisted in a brand new interview with Film Companion that they need to ‘mix it up.’ “I do agree that streaming is an actor’s medium. But I’d also say that only an actor can do a series, not a star who’s not an actor. What we want to do as filmmakers is to give you so many people to fall in love with in that show that you don’t know the names of. You’re drawn in for something, but these actors are your takeaway. For example, in The Family Man, in both the seasons, there have been so many actors who are doing a lot of work now.”

Raj & DK’s newest collection Guns & Gulaabs premiered on Netflix India final Friday.