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Many had earlier wondered if Singh was the right choice, a thought that quickly changed to positive support once the movie was released. The film's producer has finally revealed why she chose the Band Baaja Baaraat actor and no one else.

Why Dhurandhar Producer Chose Ranveer Singh

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Speaking with Outlook Business, Jyoti Deshpande revealed that there was a lot of time and thought that went into casting as the lead for Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge. The film alsostarred Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Danish Pandor, Rakesh Bedi and others.

"Dhurandhar is a project that overran multiple times, and I indulged it every time. I reinvented it. You know, somehow one part became two parts, but we found a way."

She further admitted that no one was deterred even when they had no money, "Because there was mad conviction."

She added, "Everyone was involved.  to begin with. And Ranveer Singh, the actor, who went all in and did nothing else for the duration of the film. Every technician who was part of that film, whether it's cinematography, sound design, editing, everyone was all in. We all knew we were making something that had so much purpose, so much heart, that had never been seen before, that had never been done before. And it was almost like, if we don't do this, we're not alive. I mean, we have to do this against all odds. So it defied everything. I had to keep finding a way to move forward and not stop"

She continued, "I was underwriting an absolutely clutter-breaking film with cinematic excellence that had never been seen before."

How Dhurandhar Was Created

Explaining the process of creating Dhurandhar across a long span of time, Jyoti shared, "For more than six months, we were talking about it, there were several iterations of the draft and the story over those six months. We knew the film was expensive. Every penny had to land up on screen. There were no safe things we could do because it was already an expensive film to shoot. Now, if we added expensive actors as well, it was going to render the film unviable on day one. So we wanted performers rather than the so-called stars."

The money was so fragile that they had to make sure whoever they cast as Hamza Ali Mazari/Jaskirat Singh Rangi wasn't just a big star or a big face, but also someone who could play the part just right.