Vineet Kumar Singh revealed recently in an interview that he was offered Kartik Aaryan’s role in Laxman Utekar’s Luka Chuppi, but due to his misunderstanding, he lost the opportunity. The actor thought that he was approached to give feedback on the script of the film and not to star in it.
During an interview with Digital Commentary, Vineet said, “There was a Laxman Utekar film, which was written by a friend of mine. It came to me, so when my friend handed over the script to me, it didn’t seem like he was pitching it to me, but I thought maybe he was asking me to share feedback.”
He added, “I took a little time for it, so they thought I was not interested in it. When I spoke to Laxman Utekar, I realised they wanted to offer me that film. I was so surprised. It was my bad luck that I thought it was solely for feedback, as I have many friends who are writers, and we often share our scripts for feedback.”
He said that it was an opportunity that slipped out of his hands. “Sometimes when you are close to someone, there is some awkwardness. Due to that, even he couldn’t tell me about it, and just like that, the opportunity slipped. The film was titled Luka Chuppi. Earlier it was titled Mathura Lives. I was offered Kartik Aaryan’s role.”
Vineet starred recently in Utekar’s Chhaava, which stars Vicky Kaushal in the lead. The film was released in theatres on February 14 and has been good business at the box office. Vineet’s performance in the film has been appreciated.
