Arjun Rampal’s casting took place 6 days before the shooting of Om Shanti Om, the story of which was to be told in Shah Rukh Khan’s bathroom.

The highlight of Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s career is Om Shanti Om, directed by choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan. It proved to be a superhit. But he had to face a lot of difficulty in the casting of this film. In an old interview with Shemarun, Farah Khan revealed that Shah Rukh Khan helped her in casting Arjun Rampal and how the actor was cast as the villain 6 days before the film’s shoot.

Talking to Komal Nahta, Farah Khan said that the casting of Arjun Rampal was done at the last minute. He said that he was looking for an actor who looked handsome like Shahrukh Khan. That’s why he was looking for a hero like Arjun as the last hero had also turned down the role and he met Arjun Rampal at Shah Rukh Khan’s New Year’s Eve party and narrated the story of the film in the actor’s bathroom.

He said that the shooting of that character was to start from January 6. The set was ready. On the night of December 31, there was a party at Shahrukh Khan’s house and we saw Arjun Rampal. We caught him and took him to Shah Rukh Khan’s bathroom and locked the door. This time we told him a story. But despite all this, Arjun refused the role saying that he is too ugly. But Shahrukh Khan called him and explained. Finally, two days before the shoot, she said yes to Mukesh Mehra’s role and her costume was ready.

Let us tell you that Deepika Padukone made her debut in Hindi films with Om Shanti Om. Regarding this, Farah Khan said that she had seen the actress in the advertisement and knew that she would be successful.