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If the script of Satyagraha would have stayed on as per the original draft,the film would have featured only Amitabh Bachchan,Ajay Devgn and not Arjun Rampal.
While they were the first and the only choices for Prakash Jha,the filmmaker was also content with the way he wanted to tell the story of Satyagraha.
As for Arjun Rampal,one of the favourites with Jha since the Raajneeti days he was not even in the radar.
But when Prakash Jha went back to the drawing board,he included the part of an aspiring politician into Satyagraha and integrated it with the characters played by Big B and Ajay,who play a professor and businessman respectively.
When Prakash Jha was deciding on the negative role,Manoj Bajpayee who is a regular in Prakash Jha’s movies was the obvious choice.
“This is when in a conversation with Arjun during the shooting of Chakravyuh,Jha casually asked him if he would be interested in being a part of Satyagraha,” the source adds,
“Arjun was obviously thrilled but still wanted to know what Jha had in mind. Jha too knew that to bring in Arjun into this multi starrer affair,the role would have to be really strong. He assured Arjun that there would be something special for sure and told him that he would revert soon,” added the source.
And then Arjun was landed the role in Satyagraha.
“It turned out quite well and I was sold. Not that I had to be given too many explanations. Prakash Jha is my favourite director to work with. I trust him blindly. The moment he said he was thinking about me,I immediately knew that he would challenge me with something exciting all over again. I really respect him. I am glad he built a space for me,” said Arjun Rampal.
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