Aishwarya not upset with R Madhavan being roped in for ‘Fanney Khan’

There were reports that R Madhavan has been roped in to star opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in ‘Fanney Khan’. However, it was said that Ash is not happy with Madhavan’s casting in the film as she wanted Rajkummar Rao in the movie. Well, the makers of the film have denied such reports.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who is one of the producers of the film, has stated, “It is quite unfortunate that such false and baseless stories are created to grab attention. There is zero truth to that, we are all a team and ‘Fanney Khan’ is a dear project to the whole team.”

Producer Arjun N Kapoor also said, “There are some stories doing the rounds about disagreement in casting for the film. We want to put the record straight and deny any such so called competition or discord amongst the makers.”

“Film’s entire cast, including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anil Kapoor, are deep into prep for their roles and as thorough professionals do not interfere in process of casting for other roles. It’s a great story and we are all very excited to showcase it to the world,” he added. (Also Read: Abhishek shares a lovely picture of Aishwarya and Aaradhya)

Well, the movie is said to be based on body shaming. A source had told Pinkvilla, “Stop body shaming and be yourself – is the strong message that ‘Fanney Khan’ wants to give out. Body shaming happens when someone overweight is humiliated by making mocking or critical comments about their body shape or size. Aishwarya has undergone that post her pregnancy after she gave birth to Aaradhya and it’s something she feels strongly about. She feels everybody is special and unique and possesses distinct talents and body shaming is terrible as the target gets humiliated and depressed. Normally the actress takes a couple of months to finalize a script but this time when Atul approached her, along with the producers of the film, Prernaa Arora and Bhushan Kumar, Aishwarya read the script, heard the first narration and signed on the dotted line in two weeks. She was always the first choice for the team and is extremely excited about the film and the message it spreads.”

“The story revolves around a fat girl who is Anil Kapoor’s daughter, who is obsessed about losing weight. Aishwarya plays a singer diva like Madonna and Beyonce and the girl meets her and inspired by Ash who tells her she shouldn’t worry about her weight but just be herself. Aishwarya becomes this young girl’s inspiration and helps her to develop her true potential and shine,” the source added.

Murtuza Iqbal

‘Eat Sleep Bollywood Repeat’ is his life Mantra. Dance is his first love and Rani Mukerji is his eternal crush. He is someone who loves being himself, and as for the ones who don’t agree, his reply? “Talk to my hand!”