Rajkummar Rao to star opposite Aishwarya Rai in Fanney Khan, confirms Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

An official remake of the Oscar nominated Dutch film Everybody’s Famous, Fanney Khan will be directed by Atul Manjrekar. Earlier, it was reported that R Madhavan may be cast opposite Aishwarya, and subsequently it sparked talks that the actress was upset over it as she was keen on Rajkummar instead.

However, Prerna Arora of Kriarj Entertainment, who is one of the producers of the film, cleared the air about Madhavan’s casting. She said, “Madhavan was almost confirmed, but we had to make the change because his dates were clashing with his other commitments and projects.”

About Rajkummar Rao, Prerna said, “Rajkummar is a great actor, and we were in talks with him over this. Even he has been travelling and has an extensively busy schedule because he was working continuously. We are glad that he is a part of the film now. It will be refreshing to see him with AishAishwarya

See Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tweet welcoming Rajkummar Rao to star opposite Aishwarya Rai in Fanney Khan here:
https://twitter.com/RakeyshOmMehra/status/903153411549528064
Meanwhile. Arjun N Kapoor of KriArj Entertainment said the cast, including Aishwarya and Anil, are “deep into prep for their roles and as thorough professionals do not interfere in the process of casting for other roles”.

Fanney Khan, which goes on floor from September 3, will take on body-shaming in a big way.

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