Aamir Khan reveals Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor rejected 'Thugs of Hindostan': 'Director Vijay Krishna Acharya eventually chose Fatima Sana Shaikh'

Aamir Khan is celebrating the strong box office performance of his latest film, 'Sitaare Zameen Par'. Reflecting on his previous project, 'Thugs of Hindostan', he revealed that casting was difficult as several leading actresses declined the roles.

He also shared that the filmmakers were reluctant to pair him opposite Fatima Sana Shaikh.Behind-the-Scenes Casting StrugglesDuring his conversation with Lallantop, Aamir Khan disclosed some behind-the-scenes challenges related to casting. He revealed that none of the leading actresses were willing to sign on for the film. He said, “When we were casting, no heroines agreed to the film. Deepika said no, Alia was a no, and Shraddha also said no."

Aamir further explained that director Vijay Krishna Acharya eventually chose Fatima Sana Shaikh.

However, both Aditya Chopra and Vijay Krishna Acharya informed him that despite Fatima’s strong screen test, she wouldn’t be cast opposite him because “I played her father in Dangal, the audience might not accept."Aamir Khan’s Perspective on Audience Acceptance“While I don’t believe in such aspects because neither am I her father in real life, nor her boyfriend.

We’re just making a film. Aren’t we underestimating our audience like they won’t understand we are actors," he concluded.Candid Reflections on Thugs of Hindostan’s FailureEarlier, Aamir spoke about Thugs of Hindostan’s failure at Raj Shamani’s podcast and said, “Mujhe bhi Thugs of Hindostan pasand nahi thi. Aaj main khulke bol sakta hoon — Aditya Chopra (producer) se maine bohot koshish ki unko… Jab film release ho rahi thi, main khud hi khush nahi tha.

Kiran Rao (ex-wife) ko pata hai, jab meri film release aati hai, main do mahine tak so nahi pata, mera mind overtime chalta hai (I didn’t like Thugs of Hindostan either.

Today, I can openly say it — I really tried to convince Aditya Chopra (the producer)… When the film was about to release, I myself wasn’t happy. Kiran Rao (my ex-wife) knows that whenever I have a film releasing, I can’t sleep for two months — my mind goes into overdrive)."He said, “Kiran (Rao) ne mujhe bola, ‘Release nazdeek aa rahi hai, aur tum itminaan se so rahe ho? Chakkar kya hai?’ Maine usse kaha, ‘Kiran [Rao], mujhe pata hai yeh film nahi chalne wali.’ Mere andar na excitement hai, na anticipation ki log film dekhenge. Mera dil baith gaya hai ki log yeh film dekhenge. Main khud hi film se khush nahi hoon. Lekin jab producer aur director khush hain, toh main kya kar sakta hoon?"On the work front, Aamir recently confirmed that he will be portraying Dadasaheb Phalke in his biopic, directed by Rajkumar Hirani.