{"id":609683,"date":"2026-09-08T14:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/609683\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T14:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:28:10","slug":"shah-rukh-khan-rejected-tigmanshu-dhulias-ghamasaan-role-before-pratik-gandhi-came-on-board-i-dont-do-realistic-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/609683\/","title":{"rendered":"Shah Rukh Khan rejected Tigmanshu Dhulia\u2019s \u2018Ghamasaan\u2019 role before Pratik Gandhi came on board: \u2018I don\u2019t do realistic films\u2019 |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shah Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia<\/a> has revealed that Shah Rukh Khan<\/a> was his first choice for the lead role in his upcoming film \u2018Ghamasaan\u2019, a part eventually played by Pratik Gandhi<\/a>. Recalling how the superstar turned down the offer, Dhulia said Shah Rukh politely told him, \u201cI don\u2019t do realistic films like these.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shah Rukh Khan turned down the police officer role<\/p>\n

Tigmanshu Dhulia, who is currently promoting \u2018Ghamasaan\u2019, opened up about the casting history of the film in a conversation with Bollywood Hungama. He revealed that after completing the script, he approached Shah Rukh Khan for the role of the police officer played by Pratik Gandhi in the film.Recalling his conversation with Shah Rukh, Dhulia said, \u201cTo tell the truth, when I wrote the script of this film, I went to Shah Rukh Khan first for the role that Pratik Gandhi is playing in the film.\u201dDhulia also spoke about his longstanding association with Shah Rukh. The filmmaker and actor have known each other since their \u2018Dil Se\u2019 days, while Dhulia played Shah Rukh\u2019s father in \u2018Zero\u2019.\u201cSo he heard the script and he is Shah Rukh Khan, his heart is like a football field. Also, we have known each other for a long time since \u2018Dil Se\u2019 days and in the film \u2018Zero\u2019, I played the role of his father. So he heard the script and he told me, \u2018Yaar Tishu, mein is tarah ki realistic pictures nahi karta hoon yaar (I don\u2019t do realistic films like these),\u2019\u201d Dhulia recalled.<\/p>\n

Arshad Warsi backs Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s decision<\/p>\n

Arshad Warsi, who stars alongside Pratik Gandhi in \u2018Ghamasaan\u2019, agreed with Shah Rukh\u2019s decision to turn down the role. Warsi joked that he would rather see the superstar in larger-than-life roles.\u201cI get it. I also want to see him like a Tom Cruise. That\u2019s all. That poor guy, if he does anything realistic then I will have a problem,\u201d Warsi said.<\/p>\n

Tigmanshu Dhulia\u2019s remarks on \u2018Dhurandhar\u2019<\/p>\n

Dhulia has also recently made headlines for his comments on \u2018Dhurandhar\u2019. In an interview with The Wire, the filmmaker questioned the film\u2019s narrative and broader trends in contemporary Hindi cinema.\u201cIf someone asks you about the story of \u2018Dhurandhar\u2019, you can\u2019t tell it. There is a guy who goes to Pakistan aur vaha tabahi macha deta hai. Is this a story?\u201d he said.Dhulia went on to argue that filmmakers are increasingly hesitant to tell unconventional stories because of concerns over whether such films will succeed.<\/p>\n

About \u2018Ghamasaan\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Ghamasaan\u2019 is a cat-and-mouse drama set in the Hindi heartland, exploring friendships, rivalries and the hidden homoerotic tension between men. The story follows characters on both sides of the law as they navigate a dry and rugged landscape, with the setting playing an important role in the film\u2019s exploration of buried histories.Starring Pratik Gandhi and Arshad Warsi, \u2018Ghamasaan\u2019 is set to premiere on ZEE5 on September 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia has revealed that Shah Rukh Khan was his first choice for the lead role in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":609684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[22690,78488,276194,146,276192,85,46,397,276193,404,276191],"class_list":["post-609683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-arshad-warsi","tag-dhurandhar","tag-dil-se","tag-entertainment","tag-ghamasaan","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-movies","tag-pratik-gandhi","tag-shah-rukh-khan","tag-tigmanshu-dhulia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}