Hrithik Roshan was the first choice for Bunty Aur Babli, he ‘wasn’t comfortable’ playing a small town character, reveals director Shaad Ali

But, even though Hrithik Roshan did not do the film, he contributed significantly to how the film eventually shaped up. “He did have a lot of ideas for the film. In fact, it was Hrithik’s idea that Bunty and Babli should return to conning in the last scene. He reasoned, ‘They are like Superman! They can’t go back to their lives and not return ever in the con world.’ In the original idea, the story ended once Bunty and Babli were let off and they become law-abiding citizens. I should have thanked Hrithik in the credits,” he shared. While Abhishek entered the picture later, Rani was always his first choice for Babli.

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This was the first film where Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan starred together, and it also became the only film where Amitabh, Abhishek, and his future-wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were seen together. Not just that, even Jaya Bachchan was thanked in the credits of the film. Shaad explained the reason behind the same and shared, “That was the time when the Uttar Pradesh Film Board had just been established. Jaya ji and Amar Singh were a part of it. This was the first film which was majorly shot in the state. We didn’t get any subsidy but we were assured of complete administrative help.”