{"id":282747,"date":"2025-04-15T18:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/wont-stand-behind-aamir-khan-randeep-hooda-on-why-he-rejected-rang-de-basanti\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T18:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:10:17","slug":"wont-stand-behind-aamir-khan-randeep-hooda-on-why-he-rejected-rang-de-basanti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/wont-stand-behind-aamir-khan-randeep-hooda-on-why-he-rejected-rang-de-basanti\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Won&#8217;t Stand Behind Aamir Khan&#8221;: Randeep Hooda On Why He Rejected Rang De Basanti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2025-04\/hnbgqh5g_randeep-_625x300_15_April_25.jpeg?im=FeatureCrop%2Calgorithm%3Ddnn%2Cwidth%3D1200%2Cheight%3D738&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8220;Won&#8217;t Stand Behind Aamir Khan&#8221;: Randeep Hooda On Why He Rejected Rang De Basanti\" title=\"&#8220;Won&#8217;t Stand Behind Aamir Khan&#8221;: Randeep Hooda On Why He Rejected Rang De Basanti\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"ignorediv\">\n                                        <!-- Story Text --><br \/>\n                                                                                <b class=\"place_cont\">New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Randeep Hooda, who was recently seen in Sunny Deol&#8217;s <em>Jaat,<\/em> recalled when he rejected <em>Rang De Basanti <\/em>offer for a Ram Gopal Verma film. Looking back the actor felt, had he done the film, his career would have reached a &#8220;different league.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--MIDTABOOLA--><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"http:\/\/Randeep Hooda, who was recently seen in Sunny Deol's Jaat, recalled when he rejected Rang De Basanti offer for a Ram Gopal Verma film. Looking back the actor felt, had he done the film, his career would have reached a &quot;different league.&quot;  Speaking to Shubhankar Mishra, Randeep shared that he was approached to play Bhagat Singh's role in the film, which eventually played by Siddharth.  He said, &quot;If I would have done Rang De Basanti, I would have come in a different league. I gave the audition and I liked it. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra would come me, sometimes driving drunk, and he would ask me 'kar le kar le picture karle.' I asked him to drive safely.   &quot;I wanted to do that film but during that time, Ram Gopal Varma told me, 'I am thinking of cast you in lead role in D and you will go and stand behind Aamir in the poster.' Meri Jaat akad nikal aai (My Jaat arrogance came up) and I said, 'I won't stand behind Aamir.' That happened and I left Rock On also for similar reasons.&quot;  Reflecting on the choices he made in choosing niche directors, Randeep said, &quot;So, I have always worked with a little different kind of filmmakers and producers and not with industry insiders, maybe that's why my growth was slow. I used to think I am enough and that craft is everything but it is not the case.&quot;  Randeep Hooda is known for films like Rang Rasiya, Love Aaj Kal, Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, Main Aur Charles, Beeba Boys, to name a few.\">Shubhankar Mishra<\/a>, Randeep shared that he was approached to play Bhagat Singh&#8217;s role in the film, which eventually played by Siddharth.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;If I would have done<em> Rang De Basanti<\/em>, I would have come in a different league. I gave the audition and I liked it. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra would come me, sometimes driving drunk, and he would ask me &#8216;kar le kar le picture karle.&#8217; I asked him to drive safely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--#VuukleAD--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to do that film but during that time, Ram Gopal Varma told me, &#8216;I am thinking of cast you in lead role in D and you will go and stand behind Aamir in the poster.&#8217; Meri Jaat akad nikal aai (My Jaat arrogance came up) and I said, &#8216;I won&#8217;t stand behind Aamir.&#8217; That happened and I left Rock On also for similar reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the choices he made in choosing niche directors, Randeep said, &#8220;So, I have always worked with a little different kind of filmmakers and producers and not with industry insiders, maybe that&#8217;s why my growth was slow. I used to think I am enough and that craft is everything but it is not the case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--#MIDAD1--><\/p>\n<p>Randeep Hooda is known for films like <em>Rang Rasiya, Love Aaj Kal, Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, Main Aur Charles, Beeba Boys, <\/em>to name a few.\u00a0 Randeep Hooda grabbed the limelight with his powerful performance in Imtiaz Ali&#8217;s <em>Highway.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--#MIDAD2--><br \/>\n                                                                                <!-- Featured Video --><br \/>\n                                                                                                                        <!-- Recommended Widget -->\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/entertainment\/wont-stand-behind-aamir-khan-randeep-hooda-on-why-he-rejected-rang-de-basanti-8167346#publisher=newsstand\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Randeep Hooda, who was recently seen in Sunny Deol&#8217;s Jaat, recalled when he rejected Rang De Basanti offer for a Ram Gopal Verma film. 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