Rajat Bedi had accepted the role after being selected through casting director Mukesh Chhabra’s office, believing it to be a strong comeback opportunity, but here's what went wrong
Salman Khan and Rajat Bedi
Before making his big comeback in Aryan Khan's The Ba***ds of Bollywood, Rajat Bedi was slated to return to our screens in Salman Khan's Radhe. Rajat had been offered a role in Salman Khan's film and had even accepted it. When Salman Khan discovered this, he approached the actor and ordered him to "wait" for his return. Salman dropped Rajat from the project and promised him a big comeback.
A past interview resurfaces where Rajat shared, "Radhe main maine bilkul offer accept kiya. Mujhe Mukesh Chhabra ke office se phone aaya ki aap select ho gaye ho Radhe ke liye. Main bada khushi khushi jo unke (the film’s) writer hain, unko bhi mila. Voh bhi bade khush the… Radhe se mujhe laga bohot badhiya comeback vehicle mil jayega."
Rajat Bedi dropped out of Radhe
Rajat further shared, "Bohot badhiya project hai, aur specially, bhai (Salman Khan) ke saath kaam karna toh sabki iccha hai… Salman bhai ke saath toh humaare paarivarik rishte…" Rajat then went on to explain how his father and grandfather were close to Salim Khan and his family. "Unke saath kaam karne ka ek mauka mil jaye, voh hi bohot hai mere liye," he said.
However, Rajat shared that Salman Khan had a different vision for the film, and he was dropped, 'Bhai ne mujhe bulaya… jab bhai ko pata laga ki Rajat voh role karne wala hai, tab bhai ne mujhe kaha, ‘Rajat, tu wait kar thoda sa; I want to give you a comeback vehicle which will be much better than Radhe.’ Jab bhai ne mujhe bola toh main chup reh gaya… bola ki, ‘Rajat, teri height, body aur personality are very good; you’ve maintained yourself very well, you wait, I’m going to give you a big comeback.’ Bhai ko kaun mana kar sakta hai?'
Rajat Bedi talks about which role he was offered
The interview has resurfaced after Rajat mentioned his grief at the removal in a recent conversation with PTI. He explained, "They called me for a role in Radhe through Prabhu Deva sir at Mehboob Studio. Salman bhai was present, and he said, 'You're not going to do this one because it is not an appropriate character for you.' I was heartbroken. I was like, 'Sir, I'm getting a film done with you, and you're like, 'I'll give you something better, wait.' I said, 'Okay, I'm waiting to work with Bhai again.'"
While Rajat has yet to feature in a film alongside Salman Khan, the superstar did make a cameo appearance on his comeback show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood.
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