Arjun Kapoor Was First Encountered For "Kabir Singh" But He Denied To Keep Peace With Shahid Kapoor

Nalini Suri |Sep 30, 2019

The hit Kabir Singh was about to have Arjun Kapoor in the lead role but the movie's director Sandeep had signed with Shahid Kapoor so he finally retreated.

Arjun Kapoor or Shahid Kapoor, both of them were perfect options for the pivotal role in Kabir Singh by producers and director. However, there wasn't any initial unification between the movie's producers and director in choosing the actor, Arjun decided to withdraw from the cast.

Arjun Kapoor was about to star for Kabir Singh.

Eventually, Shahid Kapoor still finished the character well, and together with the whole film team, they made Kabir Singh a smash hit at the box office to collect over Rs 275 crore.

At a Mumbai event, he was reported to say:

Arjun

Though Arjun didn't join the cast of the movie, he came to emphasize the importance of Sandeep's vision. He claimed:

Arjun Claim

arjun kapoor on playing kabir singh

He continued:

Sandeep

arjun kapoor on playing kabir singh

Regardless of some controversies and low-appreciated comments, Kabir Singh achieved the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of the year. On its great success, Arjun gave a praise to what Shahid did:

Shahid

>>> Also check: Arjun Kapoor And Kareena Kapoor Relation - Too Far To Be Called Cousins

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