New Delhi: The powerhouse of energy Ranveer Singh and the king of blockbusters Rohit Shetty is all set to collaborate for their upcoming venture ‘Cirkus’. The audience loves to watch the actor-director duo spill the magic on screen and ‘Cirkus’ will be marking their third outing after ‘Simmba’ and ‘Sooryavanshi’.

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An adaptation of William Shakespeare's plays ‘The Comedy of Errors’, ‘Cirkus’ has an ensemble cast of Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, Varun Sharma, Siddhartha Jadhav, Johnny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee, Vijay Patkar, Sulbha Arya, Mukesh Tiwari, Anil Charanjeett, Ashwini Kalsekar, and Murli Sharma. But, did you know that the role of Varun Sharma was first offered to Rajkummar Rao and Aparshakti Khurrana?

According to reports of a leading entertainment portal, Varun was never the first choice for the second lead of Ranveer Singh starrer ‘Cirkus’ and was apparently the third choice for the said part. Revealing details about the casting of the movie, an insider told Bollywood Hungama, “Ranveer Singh was the obvious choice for the male lead, but for the second male lead the makers had approached Rajkummar Rao. However, given his rising popularity and the fact that he is getting good films and deals that feature him in the lead, Rajkummar turned the down the role.”

“After Rajkummar Rao declined the project and refused to play second fiddle to Ranveer Singh’s character, the makers of Cirkus approached Ayushmann Khurrana’s brother Aparshakti Khurrana. But he cited date issues as those were committed to someone else”, added the source.

The makers of the film then approached ‘Fukrey’ actor Varun Sharma who finally came on board. The source further added, “For Varun this is a good deal, he features not only alongside a major crowd puller but also features in a Rohit Shetty directorial. Though he may be playing second fiddle to Ranveer, Varun has his time in the sun.”

Production for ‘Cirkus’ is set to begin next month and the film will be shot in Mumbai, Ooty, and Goa. The film is set to release in the winter of 2021.

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