Asin is delusional: Shootout At Wadala director

The ongoing casting for Sanjay Gupta’s next directorial venture, Shootout At Wadala, has been making headlines for a while now. A few days ago, a report suggested that Asin was in talks with the makers for a role in the multi-starrer, but citing date issues, she turned down the offer.

The ongoing casting for Sanjay Gupta’s next directorial venture, Shootout At Wadala, has been making headlines for a while now. A few days ago, a report suggested that Asin was in talks with the makers for a role in the multi-starrer, but citing date issues, she turned down the offer.

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Tired of the constant speculation, Director Gupta and Producer Ekta Kapoor are now miffed. "Asin was never approached. I think either she or her manager is delusional. She was never in the running for my film. We need a powerhouse performer for the film. So once it was clear that Vidya Balan couldn’t do the film, our only choice was Kangana Ranaut, and not Asin," says an infuriated Gupta, adding, "I wonder who spoke to her about the film, because I can assure you that neither Ekta nor I have done so. Kuch discuss bhi nahi kiya hamne uske saath (we have not discussed anything with her)."

Shootout At Wadala will apparently dramatise the Mumbai Police’s first-ever registered encounter, where gangster Manya Surve was shot dead. While John Abraham will play Surve, Anil Kapoor is set to portray encounter specialist Issaque Bhagwan. The film is likely to go on the floors on March 1.

Interestingly, Gupta, who initially wanted to cast Vivek Oberoi as Dawood Ibrahim in his film, was later forced to drop him due to the actor’s “unprofessional behaviour.” The Kaante (2002) maker is yet to cast a new actor for the part.