It seems that every attempt is being made to ensure that Shah Rukh’s ‘dwarf’ film hits the high notes at the box office…including bringing in ‘lucky charm’ Deepika Padukone.
Back when the casting was in progress for this Aanand L Rai directorial, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika was apparently the frontrunner for the female lead. The actress, who has already been successfully paired with SRK in films like Chennai Express, Om Shaanti Om and Happy New Year, had been offered this film as well. However, she chose not to accept it.
Citing that time-tested ‘no dates’ excuse, Deepika had opted not to come on board. Since she had already committed her dates to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati, she would have to give this SRK-starrer a miss.

…But not a complete miss, though! Deepika now confirms that she is doing a cameo in the film, which stars Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. Speaking about her role in the yet untitled film, she confirmed that it was a cameo and it was fun. Apparently, Shah Rukh just called her up and said that they wanted to do something special and it happened. Adding her bit about ‘the heart is in the right place,’ she immediately agreed to come on board. “Literally, he just called me and I think in a couple of days we shot. It was such a fun. None of us felt like we were working. It was like a couple of friends catching up,” she revealed.

With the addition of Deepika to the cast, even if just a cameo, interest further grows in this film, which Shah Rukh himself has termed ‘difficult, but very interesting’. SRK has spoken about how it is disturbing that people hear that he is playing a dwarf in the film and immediately jump to the conclusion that it is not going to work. It clearly irks him that people say this about every film without knowing anything about it.

We hate to say it, but the pressure to deliver a hit is showing…