WHAT! Farhan Akhtar Didn’t Want To Play A Second Fiddle To Akshay Kumar; Turns Down A Role In Gold?
The ‘Rock On 2’ actor rejected a role in Akshay Kumar’s Gold because he was apprehensive about being seen as the actor’s second fiddle and instead chose to produce the film.
Gupshup
oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
Akshay
Kumar
recently
signed
Reema
Kagti's
film,
Gold
which
has
him
essaying
the
role
of
the
hockey
legend,
Balbir
Singh.
But
do
you
know
that
Farhan
Akhtar
was
approached
to
play
a
pivotal
role
in
this
movie?
Yes,
you
heard
it
right.
As
per
a
Filmfare
report,
Reema
tried
to
convince
Farhan
to
take
on
the
parallel
lead's
role.
However,
he
was
apprehensive
of
being
seen
as
Akshay's
second
fiddle.
The
actor
was
apparently
unsure
and
feared
how
it
would
affect
his
A-list
image
if
he
took
on
the
project.
However,
he
instead
decided
to
stick
to
decision
of
producing
this
film.
Reportedly,
the
plot
of
Gold
is
set
in
1948,
revolves
around
the
time
when
India
won
its
first
ever
Olympic
gold
medal
as
a
free
nation.
The
film
is
slated
to
release
on
15th
August,
2018.
Meanwhile,
Akshay's
upcoming
films
include
Jolly
LLB
2,
Crack,
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
and
2.0.
On
the
other
hand,
Farhan's
last
film,
Rock
On
2
was
a
box
office
disaster
and
he
will
be
next
seen
in
Lucknow
Central.