EXCLUSIVE: Did you know Abhishek Bachchan was offered the negative role in Ranveer Singh's Simmba?

Before Sonu Sood, Abhishek Bachchan was offered the negative role in Rohit Shetty's directorial Simmba, starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan. Simmba is slated to release on December 28, 2018.

By Pinkvilla Desk

Updated on Nov 12, 2018 | 04:13 PM IST | 578.8K

After a long sabbatical, Abhishek Bachchan made his presence felt strongly as Robbie in Anurag Kashyap's romantic drama, Manmarziyaan, alongside Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal. AB Jr was terribly missed in the Bollywood scene and now the actor is back with a bang. Currently, the star is shooting for Anurag Basu's next, which is tentatively a sequel to Life In A... Metro (2006) in Hooghly. Besides Anurag's movie, Abhishek will also be reuniting with wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for Kashyap's Gulab Jamun.

When it comes to movies offered to Abhishek in the recent past, Pinkvilla has EXCLUSIVELY come to know about a film rejected by Abhishek that will shock you! Abhishek was offered to play the antagonist in Rohit Shetty's Simmba, which is loosely inspired by the Telegu film, Temper (2015). Starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan, this Shetty directorial eventually landed in the hands of Sonu Sood. Interestingly, R Madhavan was also offered Sonu's role but the actor had to decline due to a severe injury.

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But, that's not all! According to our source from down South, before Simmba, when Temper director Puri Jagannadh had originally planned the Hindi remake for his film, he had Abhishek Bachchan as his lead character in mind.

However, AB Jr turned this role down as well and we wonder why!

Meanwhile, Ranveer recently wrapped shooting for the film which will see the actor play the role of a cop for the first time. Ranveer has now jet-setted to Lake Como, Italy, as he is all set to tie the knot with the love of his life, Deepika Padukone.

#Repost @itsrohitshetty ・・・ 6th June 2018, Exactly 5 Months ago today, the journey of Simmba began and as this adventourous journey ends for our Simmba a.k.a. Sangram Bhalerao, I am filled with mixed emotions. Simmba being our first film together, was full of fun, laughters and unending memories. It's truly been wonderful knowing him as a person and as an actor who is honest hardworking and so passionate about his craft. I can vouch today that no-one else could have been a better Simmba than Ranveer Singh making Simmba (as my team says) My best film so far. When we started the film he was a young talented star for me But today as he performs his last shot for the film I know I've earned a Kid brother for life who is now set to embark upon a new beautiful journey with someone equally as charming and wonderful as him. I am proud to showoff today that my Simmba is marrying my Meenamma!!! I Wish them all the luck for a blissfully beautiful future together. @ranveersingh @deepikapadukone #simmba

Simmba is slated to release on December 28, 2018.