Overview
- Reports say Akhtar has held initial talks with Rajat Bedi to take over the role originally planned for Vikrant Massey.
- A meeting between Akhtar and Bedi is reportedly slated for mid-January at the filmmaker’s Khar office to discuss the part.
- Vikrant Massey exited the project last year after concerns that the role lacked depth and needed a different creative approach, according to industry insiders.
- The production has seen multiple cast changes, with Ranveer Singh and Kiara Advani also reported to have left earlier.
- Rumoured names such as Aditya Roy Kapur and Vijay Deverakonda have circulated, but producers have not confirmed any replacements.