Farhan Akhtar is one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood. He is known for his incomparable mettle in acting, as well as music and filmmaking. Speaking about filmmaking, Farhan rose to fame by directing the iconic franchise of the film, Don, which he kickstarted in 2006 with Shah Rukh Khan as the lead, and re-creating the Amitabh Bachchan film of the same name, which was released in 1978. Thereafter, Farhan took the reigns of the film ahead and made a sequel to his film, titled Don 2 in 2011, where Shah Rukh Khan continued with the lead role. However, recently, Farhan surprised everyone when he announced the third instalment of the same series, but with SRK being replaced with Ranveer Singh in the lead. While this decision created an instantaneous debate among cine lovers, the filmmaker now opened up about the same.
Farhan Akhtar reveals why he did not rope in Shah Rukh Khan for Don 3
In a recent interview with Variety, Farhan Akhtar opened up on his decision to replace Shah Rukh Khan with Ranveer Singh for the next instalment of the Don series, Don 3. Reacting to the popular dissatisfaction of accepting any other actor in place of SRK for such an iconic role, the filmmaker revealed the inside story for taking such a huge decision. He mentioned that he had discussed the role and the scope of film with SRK for some years now, and unfortunately, they couldn’t land up on the same page over the same. Citing creative differences behind the same, Farhan mentioned:
“These are things that we discussed over the years, I wanted to take a certain direction with the story, but somehow, we (Shah Rukh Khan and I) just couldn’t find common ground. We just parted mutually knowing that it’s probably for the best. So that’s where it is.”