Abhinay
Deo's
Delhi
Belly
starring
Imran
Khan,
Kunal
Roy
Kapur
and
Vir
Das
clocked
10
years
on
Thursday
(July
1,
2021).
While
celebrating
this
milestone,
the
filmmaker
walked
down
the
memory
lane
while
speaking
with
some
publications.
During
one
such
interaction,
Abhinay
went
on
record
to
reveal
that
Ranbir
Kapoor
was
a
strong
contender
for
Delhi
Belly
before
they
finalized
Imran
Khan
to
play
Taashi
in
the
movie.
As
per
a
report
in
Spotboye,
the
Bombay
Velvet
actor
had
chickened
out
as
he
thought
it
would
be
embarrassing
to
watch
the
film
with
his
parents
at
the
premiere.
The
report
stated
Ranbir
telling
senior
journalist
Subhash
K
Jha,
"I
just
thought
about
how
embarrassing
it
would
be
for
me
to
watch
this
film
with
my
parents
at
the
premiere,
and
I
opted
out."
On
the
other
hand,
Deo
had
told
PTI,
"Ranbir
was
one
of
the
people
we
had
spoken
to
at
that
stage.
He
had
heard
the
script.
In
the
early
stages,
we
were
looking
at
various
people
and
genuinely
felt
Ranbir
was
a
very
strong
contender
for
the
film.
But,
that
didn't
work
out
for
various
reasons."
Nevetheless,
Ranbir
Kapoor's
loss
turned
out
to
be
Imran
Khan's
gain
as
the
latter
received
rave
reviews
for
his
performance.
Meanwhile,
Abhinay
Deo
in
an
exclusive
interview
with
Filmibeat
opened
up
on
a
sequel
to
Delhi
Belly
and
said,
"It's
heartening
to
know
that
ten
years
after
Delhi
Belly,
people
still
want
to
see
a
sequel
to
that
film.
It
is
still
relevant
and
fresh
in
people's
mind.
Even
I
would
like
to
do
a
sequel.
But
then,
there
are
things
which
can't
happen
just
because
we
want
something.
Akshat
took
nine
years
to
write
the
first
part.
So,
it
needs
to
come
to
the
writer
as
a
script
or
an
idea.
Only
if
he's
convinced
about
it,
we
will
be
able
to
make
it."
Abhinay
Deo's
Delhi
Belly
revolved
around
three
struggling
roommates
who
unknowingly
become
the
target
of
a
ruthless
gangster
when
they
misplace
his
expensive
diamonds.