The buzz is that Arjun Rampal has been replaced by Kunal Kapoor in Don 2. It is believed that Arjun’s new found success in movies like Raajneeti and Housefull made him ask for a price that was considered way too high by the producers of the film. Due to this, Arjun opted out of the film and Kunal Kapoor has stepped in his shoes.
Kunal Kapor, the actor of Rang De Basanti fame, is delighted. “I am very excited about the role, as well as being part of a huge franchise like Don. And the fact that I get to share screen space with SRK makes it twice as exciting.”
The producer Ritesh Sidwani denies that he has replaced Arjun Rampal in the Farhan Akhtar directed movie. He has however agreed that Kunal is a part of the film. Ritesh counters, “Kunal hasn’t replaced Arjun in the film. There is no Jasjeet(the part Arjun played in Don) in the film. Instead we have introduced three new parts in the film and Kunal plays one of them and Lara Dutta plays the second one. We still have to cast for the third character. From the original cast we have Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and Om Puri. When did we say that Arjun was part of Don 2?”