

The actors, however, have not signed on the dotted line," revealed the source. As for Ram's character, it was decided that Shahid would be an ideal pick. Also, last year Anil Kapoor, who played Lakhan, had said that Ranveer was perfect for the role. "Out of all the names being tossed for Lakhan's part, Ranveer was the first choice. While the front runners for Ram AKA Jackie Shroff’s role were Ranbir Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Sidharth Malhotra.Īccording to a well-placed source in the production team of the film, the makers might have locked Shahid and Ranveer to essay the roles of Ram and Lakhan respectively! To take over Lakhan AKA Anil Kapoor’s role, the names that were doing rounds were of Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh.

After all, who will recreate Jackie and Anil’s magic? In fact, this one song became the identity of Anil Kapoor! Remember how Ranveer, Priyanka and Anil Kapoor did the exact same step in Dil Dhadakne Do’s song?Ģ7 years later, a remake of the classic film is about to be made and fans can’t help but speculate about the casting of the film.

So much so, that even today, one cannot stop but groove to on Dhina Dhin Dha! (My Name Is Lakhan). From an amazing sibling revelry between Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor, to a rocking plot of the film, he made an ideal masala film which went on to become a superhit. Showman Subash Ghai created history in 1989 when he made Ram-Lakhan.
