The success of Dostana does never mean an easy walk for Karan Johar.
Karan, the producer of certain standards fixed his eyes on an Engilish film “Step Mom” and went ahead with identifying two glorifying ladies Kajol and Kareena as female leads.
It is when he thought that his male actors may not be a problem that he landed in trouble.
It was for the role played by Ed Harris that he thought of Saif Ali Khan, who, Karan believed, that Kareena’s presence would draw him like bee to honey. Surprising to him, Saif did notice his image getting tampered and hence it was a humble “No”.
Karan later turned to John Abraham. But, John with his present market situation seems to be really cautious and intelligent in selecting his roles even if it is from renowned banners. So, the grape wine is that John feared Kareena and Kajol’s presence that may steal the limelight when he keeps flirting in the background with bare body, finally forced him to keep away from the offer. Karan’s attempts did not seem to teach John the right nodes and finally it was a firm NO from the Dostana boy.
Starving Arjun Rampal may now step into this role in the movie which surprisingly has made so much news even before being bought by Karan Johar.
A good beginning indeed!