Director Sriram Raghavan says he was upset that Saif Ali Khan got the role of Vijay Sethupati in ‘Merry Christmas’ Hindi Movie News
vijay sethupati and Katrina Kaif Leading actor”Merry Christmas‘ is one of the most anticipated movies of 2024. The director of the film, Sriram Raghavan, shared an interesting incident regarding the casting of the film.
In a recent interview, Sriram revealed that he was excited to cast Vijay Sethupathi in this project, but before that, there was another actor who had expressed interest in the character of Vijay.he is the actor saif ali khan. However, the director wanted something new and fresh, so he did not cast Saif.
Sriram told Pinkvilla that he wanted a unique combination for the film and the storyline required it. The director was particular about people not receiving baggage from either of the actors. He says that after deciding on Katrina as the lead role, he approached Saif as the male lead, but later felt it was not a great choice. He then approached other actors as well, but they had already shared her screen with the actress.
Sriram and Saif have worked in films like ‘Ek Hasina Thi’ and ‘Agent Vinod’ and the director remembers how sad Saif was when he didn’t get the role.
In a recent interview, Sriram revealed that he was excited to cast Vijay Sethupathi in this project, but before that, there was another actor who had expressed interest in the character of Vijay.he is the actor saif ali khan. However, the director wanted something new and fresh, so he did not cast Saif.
Sriram told Pinkvilla that he wanted a unique combination for the film and the storyline required it. The director was particular about people not receiving baggage from either of the actors. He says that after deciding on Katrina as the lead role, he approached Saif as the male lead, but later felt it was not a great choice. He then approached other actors as well, but they had already shared her screen with the actress.
Sriram and Saif have worked in films like ‘Ek Hasina Thi’ and ‘Agent Vinod’ and the director remembers how sad Saif was when he didn’t get the role.
While answering how he considered Vijay to be his hero, the director said that he met him at an event in Melbourne, during which he watched director Vijay Sethupathi’s 2018 film ’96’. . The director recalled that when he asked Vijay if he could speak Hindi, he replied as if he had been working in Dubai for three years.
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Sriram revealed that he is excited to witness the magic of Vijay and Katrina Kaif on screen. ‘Merry Christmas’ will be released in Hindi and Tamil on January 12th.
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