Overview

• Screenwriter Kamlesh Pandey said Bajpayee was initially signed to play the lead role in the 2006 film Rang De Basanti.
• Pandey recalled carrying the script for six years before Aamir Khan’s involvement secured AR Rahman and UTV’s production support.
• On June 26, 2025, Bajpayee posted “Matlab kuch bhi” on X to label the report fake.
• Bajpayee also demanded the name of the unnamed producer who allegedly made the casting claim.
• Rang De Basanti, which went on to feature Aamir Khan and an ensemble cast, became one of Bollywood’s biggest hits in 2006.