Don 3: Surprising! Ranveer Singh CAMPAIGNED For His CASTING For The Film After Shah Rukh Khan Said 'If James Bond Has...! (Details Inside)

Farhan Akhtar waited ten years for Shah Rukh Khan to star in 'Don 3.' After taking a painful inventory of the situation, the choice to hire another actor (Ranveer Singh) was made. According to a reliable source close to Farhan Akhtar, “Aapko lagta hai ke Farhan kissi doosre actor ke baare mein soch bhi sakta hai (do you think Farhan can even think of another actor for Don)? But Shah Rukh wouldn’t budge over his decision not to do another film in the Don Franchise. He felt he had given whatever he had to give to Don in his two Don films.”

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Farhan reportedly argued that it would be impossible for the audience to accept any other actor as Don, but SRK countered that James Bond has undergone several actor transitions, going from Sean Connery to Roger Moore to Daniel Craig, and that Bond is now ready to go on to another performer. Why not Don?

The source revealed, “Khan Sahib (SRK) did not leave Farhan with much choice. Either he shelved the Franchise or cast another actor.”

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Ranveer Singh entered the picture at this point. According to reports, Singh pushed for his own casting till Farhan and Ritesh Sidhwani, his co-star, agreed. Ranveer is renowned for pursuing a role he desires with tenacity. Why not, then? There are many competitors in the world. Ranveer abruptly lost ‘Bombay Velvet,’ directed by Anurag Kashyap, to Ranbir Kapoor many years ago.