Arbaaz Khan on not acting opposite Raveena Tandon in 'Patna Shuklla': 'Don't want to miss out on right casting'

Arbaaz Khan opened up about the reason that made him remain stuck to the role of a producer for his upcoming film Patna Shuklla rather than donning an acting hat opposite Raveena TandonDirected by Vivek Budakoti Patna Shuklla dives into the education scam of roll numbers that affects the lives of thousands of earnest students in IndiaIn conversation with ANI Arbaaz revealed a reason why he didnt keep himself on the casting wish list for this filmHe said Why I never considered myself because firstly I didnt think that I was at that point I am the apt choice for it Like in a wish list there is a priority that if everyone refused because of any reason dates or they didnt understand the role then I always had that option as a producer that I fit that scenario where I could appear from the same era But I didnt want to distract myself from the fact that I was concentrating more on casting right and giving my time and energy to the film and not getting distracted by playing a role in itArbaaz added Earlier in the film Dolly Ki Doli there was one heroine and three heroes I could have very well cast myself in any one of those roles as I was producing the film But I didnt think that I was suited even for any of those roles The kind of characters that had been developed I felt they were better actors at that point in time who would do justice to that roleHe continued So Im very fair and just when it comes to films that I produce because I dont want to miss out on the right casting So even if theres a friend of mine I wont cast him because I dont think that Im doing justice to him or to me So this whole thing about I am very particular about whos the right technician whos the right cast for the film Its a film it will go into the archives And as we say hum rahe na rahe humari films humare bad bhi rahengee Do films that will do justice to the work that you have doneRaveena Tandon will be seen in a lawyer avatar in Patna Shuklla which also stars late actor Satish Kaushik and Manav VijOn casting Manav Vij for the role Arbaaz said I look at an apt cast for the role When I was working with Manav Vij in Tanav at that time script of this film came to me I never gave it a thought of playing a role of a husband opposite Raveena I was always thinking who would be a good choice for it who would be a good choice for it Though Manav plays very powerful roles and aggressive roles and actionoriented roles I used to spend a lot of time with him in the evening and I saw a very vulnerable and a very nice human being in that And I said to him if you play this reallife character of yours on my screen then this is the character Im looking for in a film And he was a little sceptical He said seriously I asked him to read the script and told him that youre going to be my first choice So he read the script and we discussed it and then finally he came on board Patna Shuklla will stream on an OTT platform starting March 29This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever