David
Dhawan's
Rensil
D'silva-written
cricket
thriller
Hook
Ya
Crook
seems
to
be
going
through
casting
musical
chairs.
First
Irrfan
Khan
was
replaced
by
Kay
Kay
Menon.
Then
Uday
Chopra
opted
out
and
was
replaced
by
Shreyas
Talpade.
Now
the
latest
casting
glitch
in
Hook
Ya
Crook
is
Aditya
Panscholi.
On
Friday
afternoon,
Aditya
sat
down
with
David
Dhawan
to
hear
the
script
and
decided
he
didn't
like
the
sound
of
his
character.
Says
David,
"It
was
a
mutual
decision,
Aditya
and
I
sat
together,
and
when
we
saw
what
his
role
finally
shaped
into
I
suggested
that
he
opt
out."
A
hunt
is
on
for
a
last-minute
replacement.
Says
David,
"But
I'm
not
worried.
I'm
very
happy
with
whatever
we've
shot
so
far.
John
Abraham
has
proved
he's
a
pro
at
cricket.
We've
shot
two
cricket
scenes
with
him.
And
they
turned
out
brilliantly
well.
Hook
Ya
Crook
has
a
huge
ensemble
cast.
I'm
not
surprised
at
the
changes
in
the
cast.
Good
that
they're
happening
now
than
later."
Incidentally,
Aditya
seems
to
have
become
the
master
of
opt-outs.
In
the
last
one
year
he
has
opted
out
Sanjay
Gupta's
Acid
Factory,
Boney
Kapoor's
Wanted,
Murugadoss's
Ghajini
(where
Aditya
was
offered
the
title
role)
and
now
Hook
Ya
Crook.
While
refusing
to
comment
on
what
transpired
with
David
Dhawan,
Aditya
says,
"If
I'm
not
convinced
about
my
role
then
there's
no
fun
in
working
on
the
project."
Story first published: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 11:38 [IST]