R Madhavan not roped in to star opposite Aishwarya in ‘Fanney Khan’

Few days ago, rumours were doing rounds that R Madhavan will be starring opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in ‘Fanney Khan’. Well, fans of Madhavan and Aishwarya were quite keen on watching them on the big screen for the first time, but here’s a sad news for them. The producer of the film, Prernaa Arora, has denied the reports of having Madhavan in the film.

Prernaa told The Indian Express, “Completely untrue and nothing is confirmed. As soon as we have official confirmations, I will talk about it first.”

“Nothing has been confirmed at all. Right now because Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra was creatively busy, and they are looking at various options because Mr Mehra and director Mr Atul Manjrekar are very clear that they will work with an actor who will suit the part completely and yes they’ve been thinking of people that there are no confirmations. These have been some conversations with an actor or two, but nothing has been confirmed, nothing officially has happened. In fact R Madhavan is out of the city or country, so there have been no talks or confirmations,” she added.

The movie also stars Anil Kapoor and the actor will be collaborating with Aishwarya after a gap of 17 years. The shooting of the film kickstarts by the end of this year. (Also Read: R Madhavan on his viral picture: I am embarrassed and thankful at the same time)

Talking about the movie, a few days ago, there were reports that it is 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 dive 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!”