Vivek
Oberoi
and
Sharman
Joshi
were
courted
for
Vicky
Donor
before
it
landed
with
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
who
was
struggling
for
a
Bollywood
break
at
that
time.
Khurrana
has
penned
his
experiences
as
a
struggler
in
Cracking
the
Code.
Co-written
with
wife
Tahira
Kashyap
and
published
by
Rupa
Publications,
the
book
releases
today.
In
the
book,
Hawaizaada
star
recounts
that
he
was
heartbroken
when
he
failed
to
land
a
supporting
role
in
Teen
The
Bhai.
He
also
missed
a
chance
to
play
the
second
lead
in
Imran
Khan-Sonam
Kapoor
starrer
I
Hate
Luv
Storys.
"Vicky
Donor
was
my
ticket
to
tinsel
town.
As
I
have
mentioned
before,
my
work
on
Just
Dance
got
me
noticed
by
Shoojit
Sircar.
I
didn't
have
to
audition
for
this
role;
the
script
just
fell
into
my
lap.
"Not
that
I
was
their
first
choice
—Vivek
Oberoi
wanted
to
produce
and
act
in
Vicky
Donor,
and
they
had
almost
signed
him
up,
but
for
some
reason
Ronnie
Screwvala,
the
producer,
changed
his
mind.
The
role
was
then
offered
to
Sharman
Joshi,
who
politely
declined
it.
That's
when
the
film
came
to
me," Khurrana
recounts
in
the
book.
The
actor
feels
he
was
given
the
role
because
the
"topic
was
a
bit
edgy,
they
needed
an
endearing
character".
The
Shoojit
Sircar's
film
dealt
with
the
issue
of
sperm
donation
in
the
movie,
which
became
a
sleeper
hit.
Before
Vicky
Donor,
Khurrana
was
bidding
his
time
by
doing
television
shows
as
an
VJ,
anchor
and
actor.
Though
getting
rejected
for
movies
was
disheartening,
he
is
happy
that
he
failed
in
his
previous
attempts.
"Sometimes
you
don't
get
an
opportunity
as
there
is
a
better
one
waiting
for
you.
This
might
sound
bookish
and
idealistic
but
if
Teen
The
Bhai
or'I
Hate
Love
Stories
had
happened,
Vicky
Donor
would
have
never
happened,
and
this
code
wouldn't
have
been
typed
out,"
Khurrana
writes.
The
actor
narrates
another
incident
where
he
walked
out
of
a
Balaji
show
as
they
wanted
him
to
sign
a
three-year
contract.
"Joining
the
new
show
was
fun
but
leaving
Qayamat
was
painful;
not
for
me,
but
for
the
producers.
I
remember
the
Balaji
team
kept
pestering
me
to
sign
their
contract
if
I
wanted
my
payment
of
Rs
1.5
lakh,
which
was
due
to
me.
I
kept
procrastinating,"
Khurrana
writes.
"When
I
left
without
signing
the
contract,
I
got
to
know
that
Ekta
threw
a
fit
and
smashed
her
mobile
by
hurling
it
at
the
executive
producer's
face,"
says
the
actor.
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