Farhan Akhtar, recently, dropped a a bit cryptic remark at the Monsoon Film Festival, and it has people wondering if he was indirectly pointing towards Ranveer Singh backing out from Don 3.
Farhan Akhtar Hints at Ranveer Singh’s Don 3 Exit
While talking to The Hollywood Reporter India, Farhan went back to the time when Saif Ali Khan almost walked away from Dil Chahta Hai, right before shooting was about to start. Apparently there was a clash on dates, with another project. And since pre-production was basically done, sets were already being built, Farhan said he got really stressed.
He said, “Saif suddenly had some date issue where another film that he was gonna do, the dates shifted, and he was kind of half in, half out on that”
After that Farhan made it sound like Saif was thinking of leaving the film pretty near to the actual shooting dates, and he added, “which seems to be a pattern nowadays.” Then he kind of widened it, saying “Not just with me.”
This line, pretty much instantly caught attention, and a bunch of netizens started connecting the dots to Ranveer Singh’s exit from Don 3. Ranveer was announced as the lead back in 2023, but later reportedly stepped out after delays and scheduling problems kept stacking up. The whole thing, as it was said, caused some tension between Ranveer and Farhan’s Excel Entertainment.
Still, in that interview Farhan didn’t name Ranveer, or Don 3 at all. So, the comment is open for interpretation, though the timing absolutely makes people speculate. And when Farhan spoke about Saif’s casting in Dil Chahta Hai, he said, “It just had to be him. And thank God.” He also shared that in his view films and parts have their own kind of destiny when it comes to casting.
