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<\/p>\nFilmmaker Ram Gopal Varma recently disclosed that he had first offered the role of Malik in his 2002 gangster drama Company to Shah Rukh Khan. However, after a single meeting with the actor, Varma decided to cast Ajay Devgn instead.<\/p>\n
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Ram Gopal Varma reveals Shah Rukh Khan was first choice for Company before casting Ajay Devgn<\/p>\n
In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Varma explained, \u201cMy first instinct was to cast Shah Rukh Khan. I went and narrated the story to him, and he was interested. But I somehow felt Shah Rukh has this natural body language, very energetic, he\u2019s like a live wire. The idea of Malik\u2019s character was that of a subtle guy, laid-back and cold-minded when he\u2019s thinking. I thought SRK\u2019s natural energy would go against that. To make Shah Rukh still would be an injustice to both him and the film.\u201d<\/p>\n
Varma further emphasized the difference in acting styles, stating, \u201cI think there\u2019s a performing actor and then there\u2019s an actor. I\u2019m not saying one is better than the other, but it\u2019s just a different style of acting. A guy like Shah Rukh should be left to himself. I think directors trying to make him fit into a different kind of character won\u2019t work. But Ajay was naturally suited for that role, he\u2019s very calm. That\u2019s when I decided to cast Ajay instead. I just had one meeting with SRK, and in that itself I realised it wouldn\u2019t work, but I didn\u2019t tell him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following his decision, Varma contacted Devgn immediately after leaving Khan\u2019s residence and finalized him for the role. The film also featured Vivek Oberoi, who was cast as Chandru after Abhishek Bachchan, Varma\u2019s initial choice, was unavailable due to other commitments.<\/p>\n
Company, which was the second installment in Varma\u2019s gangster trilogy, was both a critical and commercial success. It grossed Rs 25.02 crores against a budget of Rs 9.5 crores and marked Mohanlal\u2019s debut in Hindi cinema.<\/p>\n
Ram Gopal Varma is gearing up to collaborate once again with Manoj Bajpayee for their next project, a horror comedy titled Police Station Mein Bhoot. Announcing the film, RGV shared an intriguing line, \u201cWe run to the police when scared, but where will the police run to when they get scared? After a deadly encounter killing, a police station becomes a haunted station, making all the cops run in fear to escape the ghosts of the gangsters.\u201d The story revolves around a police station that turns haunted after a deadly encounter, forcing the officers to flee from the vengeful spirits of slain gangsters. Details about the film\u2019s release and additional cast members are yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n
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