The role of cop to be played in the upcoming Shah Rukh Khan starrer ' Raees ' seems to be a game of musical chair. The talented actor Farhan Akhtar was supposed to play the role, but later it was bagged by Nawazuddin Siddiqui .

As Farhan was facing a date issue, the role was offered to Nawazuddin. The ace actor Nawazuddin even required to put on 20 kgs of weight for this role. A close source claimed that "After ' Happy New Year ' wraps up, Shah Rukh will do a film for Aditya Chopra . Immediately afterwards, he will start ' Raees '. Likewise, after wrapping up his sister Zoya Akhtar 's ' Dil Dhadakne Do ', Farhan has a slot where he can fit in his dates with SRK. And if he can match dates with SRK's, he is ready to consider coming back into ' Raees ', in the role that was originally his. Then, there is a likelihood that Nawaz may opt out and allow Farhan to slip back into the cop's uniform,"

' Raees ' will present Shah Rukh Khan as a local don. The film is produced by Rahul Dholakia and is directed by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar .