Did you know that Vicky Kaushal auditioned for a movie starring Katrina Kaif but was turned down?

Vicky Kaushal has become one of the most bankable actors in Bollywood. He has impressed with his acting performances in Uri: The Surgical Strike, Masaan and others. Currently, he is enjoying the huge success of his recently released movie, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke. But did you know that Vicky auditioned for the hit film Jab Tak Hai Jaan by Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma? The latest report suggests that Vicky would play the role of SRK’s boyfriend in the film, but he was turned down for it. Later the role was played by Sharib Hashmi.

Sharib Hashmi talks about Vicky Kaushal’s audition for Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Jab Tak Hai Jaan was released in 2012 and it was directed by Yash Chopra. Apart from SRK, Katrina and Anushka, the romantic drama also starred Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor in special roles. Meanwhile, during an interview with Aaj Tak, Sharib made a revelation about Vicky Kaushal’s connection to the film. He revealed that Vicky had also auditioned to play the role of Zain (SRK’s friend). However, the makers felt that Vicky was not right for the role and so Sharib came on board for the same.

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Interestingly, Vicky and Sharib recently teamed up in Laxman Utekar’s Zara Hatke Zara Bachke. The film manages to hit the right note with the audience and is still in theaters. The hit movie also marked Vicky’s first collaboration with Sara Ali Khan.

Work front

After the huge success of Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, Vicky is all set to be seen in Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Bahadur. The first look was previously shared and Vicky left everyone baffled as Sam Manekshaw. Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh also played major roles in the film. If reports are to be believed, Vicky could also play a role in Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki starring Shah Rukh and Taapsee Pannu.