Vikrant Massey rejects Farhan Akhtar’s project opts for Karan Johar’s project
Vikrant Massey rejects Farhan Akhtar’s project opts for Karan Johar’s project
Renowned actor Vikrant Massey has rejected Farhan Akhtar and Excel Entertainment’s Mirzapur.
The feature film, which goes on the floors in November, is based on Excel Entertainment’s highly successful web series Mirzapur, in which Massey played the popular role of the sharpshooter Babloo Pandit.
Sources close to the development informs that “Vikrant wants to take a break from playing smalltown characters,” and is no longer interested in the Babloo Pandit role, even if it’s on the big screen.
The development comes alongside news that Vikrant will be working with Karan Johar and Dharma Productions for the first time — in Dostana 2.
The source further adds that in Dostana 2, he plays an urban character and will get to wear designer clothes. At the moment, he is done with playing a character who can’t afford more than two cotton shirts.
This is the second Farhan Akhtar project that Vikrant Massey has rejected. Earlier, the actor said no to playing the archvillain in Farhan’s Don 3 — a role he had initially agreed to do.
Meanwhile, Mirzapur, the movie, will feature all the other popular actors from the series, including Divyendu Sharma, Pankaj Tripathy and Ali Fazal.
News Edit KV Raman
