Raj & DK could also be working with stars like Shahid Kapoor and Varun Dhawan in the present day, however they struggled with casting A-list stars within the early days. In an interview with YouTuber Sucharita Tyagi, the director duo revealed they initially wished to method Aamir Khan for his or her debut Bollywood movie 99, however could not even get to him. (Additionally Learn: Weapons & Gulaabs evaluate: This explosive solid of Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan deserved a greater Raj & DK collection)
Wished Aamir for 99
“We wrote 99 and went to Aamir Khan first. When you write something, and think of an ideal scenario, then people are like, ‘Who are you? Where are you from?’ I’m just saying. I don’t think we went to him. We couldn’t even get to him. We didn’t have access,” stated Raj Nidimoru within the interview.
When Saif stated sure
Raj & DK stated they all the time wished to solid mainstream stars in an effort to attain bigger mainstream audiences. They obtained a breakthrough when Saif Ali Khan determined to star in and produce their 2013 zombie comedy Go Goa Gone. “Saif was, at that time, a hero of the whole rom-com (genre), right. Him saying yes to Boris, to go ahead with that strange hair, he just bought into that. He thought it was silliness, but a thoughtful kind of silliness. So he just said, ‘Let’s do it,’” Raj stated in the identical interview.
Raj & DK just lately labored with Shahid Kapoor in his net collection debut Farzi on Prime Video India. They usually have wrapped up the shoot of the Indian instalment of Prime Video’s spy thriller franchise Citadel with Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
Nevertheless, Raj & DK insisted in a brand new interview with Movie Companion that they need to ‘mix it up.’ “I do agree that streaming is an actor’s medium. But I’d also say that only an actor can do a series, not a star who’s not an actor. What we want to do as filmmakers is to give you so many people to fall in love with in that show that you don’t know the names of. You’re drawn in for something, but these actors are your takeaway. For example, in The Family Man, in both the seasons, there have been so many actors who are doing a lot of work now.”
Raj & DK’s newest collection Weapons & Gulaabs premiered on Netflix India final Friday.
