After
his
film
Udaan,
actor
Ronit
Roy
will
be
again
seen
portraying
a
bad
daddy's
role
in
Deepa
Mehta's
upcoming
film
Midnight's
Children.
In
the
film,
Ronit
hits
his
on-screen
son,
Darsheel
Safary
so
hard
that
the
character
in
the
film
turns
deaf
in
one
year.
The
award
winning
actor
Ronit
Roy
joined
the
team
of
Midnight's
Children
after
Irrfan
Khan
walked
out
of
the
film.
He
replaced
Irrfan
and
will
be
seen
playing
a
pivotal
role
of
Ahmed
Sinai,
the
father
of
Saleem
Sinai,
the
protagonist
in
the
film.
Deepa
was
very
keen
on
Irrfan
doing
the
role
as
she
wanted
to
work
with
him
and
Irrfan
has
a
good
command
on
the
holy
book
Quaran,
which
was
very
much
needed
to
play
the
character.
A
source
informes
Bollywood
Hungama,
“Irrfan
fitted
the
bill
perfectly.
However,
his
dates
clashed
with
two
other
international
projects
Spiderman
and
Life
Of
Pi.
So
he
had
to
reluctantly
back
out.
That's
when
Deepa's
search
for
Saleem
Sinai's
father
started
again.
Someone
recommended
the
man
who
played
the
father
in
Udaan.
Deepa
ordered
a
copy
of
Udaan
and
she
was
immediately
convinced
Ronit
was
right
for
the
part."
Ronit
informed,
"I
am
really
not
at
liberty
to
talk
about
this.
But
yes
I've
been
shooting
out
of
the
country
away
from
my
family.
That's
been
tough
on
me.
I
don't
like
to
take
my
wife
and
daughter
on
location.
It's
a
torture
for
them
and
a
distraction
for
me."
Reportedly,
Ronit
has
been
studying
the
Holy
Quran
for
the
role.
In
his
earlier
film
Udaan,
he
bagged
the
role
when
Kay
Kay
Mennon
opted
out
of
the
film.
Looks
like
others
loss
is
Ronit's
gain.