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Siddhant Chaturvedi is undoubtedly one of the most promising actor of Bollywood. He rose to fame with his brief stint in 2019 film Gully Boy. Earlier this year, the actor revealed he was offered Brahmastra but he rejected it after which he faced backlash. Now, in a new interview, Siddhant Chaturvedi shares he turned down Brahmastra as his dad advised no one would notice him as it has an ensemble cast.
Siddhant Chaturvedi on turning down Brahmastra
In an interview with Humans of Bombay, Siddhant explained that he did not “leave” the film. “It was at a very initial stage at that time. I was a nobody, a struggler, so who am I to say no to Ayan Mukerji, Dharma and Brahmastra?” he said. The actor claimed that when he was invited to portray a superhero in the film, Ranbir, Alia, and Amitabh Bachchan were already on board. “They were still writing the script, and I was excited. I could have done it as well, but my father wouldn’t have let me. ‘You are better than this,’ he says, even till today he pushes me. I was elated that I will be getting a three-film contract with Dharma. I met Ayan, who showed me his vision of Brahmastra.
He then added, “I had only done a handful of ads by then, so I was a nobody. I told my father the film has Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan. And he asked me, ‘Toh tujhe kaun dekhega (so, who will notice you)?’”
The actor said that his father’s concern got him thinking, and he could only mumble that he will do action, “shoot arrows and stuff” in the film. However, his father was not impressed, as Siddhant didn’t have the full script, which was still being written when the offer came his way.
“He said, ‘Nahi beta, I don’t think you should do it. Do you have the script, have you auditioned for it? If you don’t even know what you are going to do in that film, don’t sell your destiny.’ Even Gully Boy had Ranveer Kapoor and Alia. But after the audition, Zoya told me she will send me the script. I was shocked, because, again, I was nobody. She casually said if I like the script, she would love to have me on board. I narrated the entire script to my father and despite the film had Ranveer and Ali, he noted two crucial scenes of mine–my entry and when I lose–and said these sequences will make me,” he shared.
After Yudhra, Siddhant will be seen in Dhadak 2 alongside Triptii Dimri. Karan Johar announced the film confirming it will release in November 2024.
