Farhan Akhtar is all set to work on the third installment of the Don Franchise. In a recent interview, the filmmaker and actor shared an interesting anecdote about how Shah Rukh Khan was not the first choice for the 2006 blockbuster. On Raj Shamani's podcast, Farhan Akhtar revealed that before Shah Rukh Khan he approached Hrithik Roshan for the role of Don and said, "Hrithik and I did Lakshya, and we had an incredible, wonderful time working together.
So I reached out to Hrithik and said, ‘I’m thinking I'm going to remake Don.' He said, ‘Sounds amazing, dude!’ I said, ‘Let me write it and I’ll bring it to you.' So he said, ‘Cool.
’" He further added how while writing the script, Shah Rukh Khan's face popped up in his mind, and said, "When I was writing, the only person whose face is popping into my head is Shah Rukh, from what I knew him. We'd spent some time together, hanging out at a party here or a party there, with some common friends in Delhi. So the way he was, not his cinematic image, but him, his personality, his wit, the little sarcastic sense of humour he has, self-deprecating, he can make fun of himself.
When I was writing, I thought this guy is the best actor for this part." Farhan Akhtar further revealed Hrithik Roshan's reaction when he told him that he wanted to approach Shah Rukh Khan for the movie. He recalled, "But I'd already given my word to Hrithik.
So I called up Hrithik and told him, ‘I’m writing the film I spoke to you about. But the.