Turns out, the Ki & Ka actor wanted to do something “more exciting” with his first ever co-star from Ishaqzaade – not just a film set against the backdrop of old Hindi songs and cassettes.
“He heard the narration but wasn’t too excited to play Tamilian Parineeti’s Bengali boyfriend,” says a source.
At this point, Yash Raj Films wasn’t even on board.
Post that, the film then went around within showbiz circles before being picked up by YRF with Pari still on board. Finally, Ayushmann Khurrana was zeroed down as the hero.
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