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Parmeet Sethi Says Son Ayushmaan Was Shortlisted for Kuljeet in DDLJ Musical, Lost Out Over Vocal Requirement

The family disclosed the near-miss during a YouTube Live marking one million subscribers on their channel.

Overview

  • Parmeet Sethi said his younger son was in contention for Kuljeet in Come Fall in Love, the stage adaptation of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge linked to Aditya Chopra.
  • Ayushmaan Sethi said the casting went to someone with deeper Western classical singing experience than his own.
  • The revelation came on the AAAP Ka Parivaar YouTube Live held on November 9 to celebrate the channel’s one million-subscriber milestone.
  • Archana Puran Singh weighed in during the livestream, describing the realities of being an aspiring actor and what many in India call the ‘struggle.’
  • Hindustan Times noted the musical’s recent UK run and reported Ayushmaan’s Lee Strasberg training, while recalling Parmeet’s story of initially being rejected before landing Kuljeet in the 1995 film.