IT’S OFFICIAL: Rajkummar Rao To Romance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan In Fanney Khan

Rajkummar Rao has beaten Vicky Kaushal to bag a role opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Fanney Khan

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IT’S OFFICIAL: Rajkummar Rao To Romance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan In Fanney Khan

A couple of months ago, SpotboyE.com had exclusively told you that Rajkummar Rao and Vicky Kaushal are in the running to romance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and KriArj Entertainment's (Prerna Arora and Arjun N. Kapoor) next production, Fanney Khan.

Now, it’s official that it is Rajkummar who has beaten Vicky to bag the role. Speaking to a leading daily from Poland where he is filming Hansal Mehta’s biographical series, Bose, the actor confessed that he’d been informed that he has landed the role late on Tuesday by producer Prernaa Arora, KriArj Entertainment, who he has been wanting to collaborate with. “We’re friends and have been discussing films for a while,” he revealed.

The actor went on to reveal that he met Ash for the first time at the recent Melbourne International Film Festival where he picked the Best Actor Award for Trapped. “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,” he said.

Fanney Khan is the Hindi adaptation of the 2000 Dutch release Everybody's Famous directed by Dominique Deruddere, which was also nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 73rd Academy Awards.

aishwarya rai bachchan poses for a photo shoot
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Poses For A Photo Shoot

The film will be directed by debutant Atul Manjrekar. The film is based on the story of a 17-year-old aspiring singer whose career takes off after her unemployed father, who also harbours the dreams of becoming a musician, decides to kidnap the top singer of the country.


Fanney Khan also marks Aishwarya and Anil Kapoor’s collaboration after 17 years. The two last shared screen space in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai.

anil kapoor aishwarya rai bachchan in hamara dil aapke pass hai
Anil Kapoor And Aishwarya Rai Bachchan In Hamara Dil Aapke Pass Hai

Back to Rajkummar, Aishwarya and he make for an interesting pair. What say?



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