Not Shahid Kapoor, but Bobby Deol was supposed to do 'Jab We Met'!

Imtiaz Ali is one of the most acclaimed directors of Bollywood. His characters depicted in his are very real. 'Socha Na Tha' was his debut film but 'Jab We Met' starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor is considered as the turning point in his career. But, do you know that, not Shahid but Bobby Deol was supposed to play the lead role in the film. Bobby Deol (Photo: Web) Yes, you heard it right. In an interview with a portal, Bobby Deol opens up on the same. Bobby Deol told the portal that, "I was also to do Jab We Met. Back then, it was titled Geet. I had seen Socha Na Tha and instantly reached out to Imtiaz saying that he's an incredible storyteller with a terrific future. I told him that I wanted to work with him and he had the script of (what is now) Jab We Met ready. He was looking for financiers." SEE PICS: Adorable couple Shahid Kapoor & Mira Rajput PARTIES with ‘Rangoon’ team! He further added that, "There was a studio called Shri Ashtavinayak who wanted to sign me. I told them that let's sign Imtiaz. He has a script ready. And let's talk to Kareena Kapoor (Bobby had worked with Bebo in Ajnabee). The producers were like, oh no, that guy will make an expensive film. Kareena, on the other hand, didn't even want to meet Imtiaz. I took them to Preity (his close friend and Soldier co-star). She agreed but said she can do it only after 6 months. So we were stuck." Shahid Kapoor trained by shooter Ronak Pandit for ‘Rangoon’ The Huffington Post report further quoted Bobby as, "Days passed. And suddenly I read that Ashtavinayak has signed Imtiaz for Jab We Met and Kareena is doing the film! And she had gotten her then boyfriend, Shahid Kapoor to act opposite her. I was like, wow. Quite an industry. We were also to do Highway together but he again did his own thing. But I have no hard feelings against him. He is a great director and doing so well. We're still friends. But I always tell him: 'Imtiaz, I won't watch any of your films until you make one with me. That'll be your best film." Hmm...do you think that Bobby can play the role of Aditya Kashyap better than Shahid Kapoor in 'Jab We Met'?