Shah Rukh Khan chooses Arjun Rampal as the villain of Ra. One. over Ritesh Deshmukh

Posted by admin on May 9th, 2010 | 0 comments

There is buzz that Shah Rukh Khan has chosen Arjun Rampal to play villain in his sci-fi thriller home production Ra. One. Ritesh was the original choice and he seems to be saddened by the fact that SRK had chosen Arjun without informing him

Ritesh has always been very vocal about his compliments on King Khan and how he has inspired him both in personal life and professional life. He was obviously excited when he had got a chance to land a plum role in SRK home production. But Shah Rukh Khan has gone back to his old friend and Om Shanti Om villain, Arjun Rampal

A source says, “Ritesh and not Arjun was the first choice to play a baddie in Ra.One. Director Anubhav Sinha also wanted Ritesh as the film’s villain as he had worked with the actor in Cash. Everything was going fine and Ritesh was very excited about the project as his look and remuneration was also decided. But the next thing Ritesh read in the papers is that Arjun is playing the bad man in Ra.One Even when Arjun was suffering from a back problem for a brief period and he was not too sure if he would play the role, SRK didn’t ask Ritesh to step in. Ritesh’s sudden ouster was so unprofessional,” says the source.

The source who is obviously close to Ritesh adds, “Ritesh is a very mild-mannered guy. He undoubtedly felt very disappointed but he didn’t express his displeasure to SRK. He only talked about it to a few of his close friends. Shah Rukh or Anubhav should have at least informed him that he is no longer in the film.” Shah Rukh and Anubav Sinha were unavailable to comment on this news on text messages.