Siddhant Chaturvedi, in a recent interview, said that he was interested in doing Farhan Akhtar’s Don 3.
Siddhant Chaturvedi rose to fame with Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, co-starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. Now, the actor will be seen doing a full-fledged action film for the first time in his career. We are talking about Ravi Udyawar’s upcoming release, Yudhra.
There’s an interesting story about how Siddhant bagged this film! After Gully Boy’s release, the actor told producer Ritesh Sidhwani who is also his mentor, that he is keen to explore the action genre.
In a chat with News18, Siddhant recalled, “I told him (Ritesh) I wanted to do an action film, and right at that time, Farhan sir was meeting Shridhar (Raghavan; writer) for the ideation of Yudhra. They hadn’t locked anything yet. Somehow, I heard that they were planning an action film. It was a far-fetched dream for me to do an actioner at that time. I thought that if an action film was happening and Farhan sir was in the room, it had to be Don.”
When Siddhant heard the narration, he thought that he was being offered a role in Don 3.
“I started thinking they would give me a role in Don. But Ritesh sir told me it wasn’t Don they were talking about. Still, I wanted to test for the part. I was told to meet the director, Ravi Udyawar, and if he liked me, I could do the film. Ravi sir, who had already watched Gully Boy, wanted the demeanor and attitude of MC Sher in Yudhra as well,” the ‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahan’ actor shared in the interview.
Siddhant said that although Yudhra wasn’t Don 3, it was still a dream come true for him. He told the news portal that when he first heard the idea of Yudhra, it was just a five-page script with action scenes and a basic storyline. The actor further added that as a kid, he always dreamed of doing a big-scale action movie, and Yudhra fit the bill perfectly. Siddhant said that he got the chance to work with the best technicians and co-actors on this film.
Yudhra marks the Hindi film debut of Malavika Mohanan, and stars Raghav Juyal in a negative role.
