Rajkummar Rao onboard for Fanney Khan

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra welcomed Rajkummar Rao as part of the cast of his production Fanney Khan on his birthday today.

The film, an official remake of the Oscar nominated Dutch film Everybody's Famous, will be directed by Atul Manjrekar and will star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anil Kapoor.

Earlier, it was reported that Madhavan may be cast opposite Aishwarya, and subsequently it sparked talks that the actress was upset over it as she was keen on Rajkummar instead. However, just last week, the film's makers rubbished these rumours.

Arjun N Kapoor of KriArj Entertainment said the cast, including Aishwarya and Anil, are "deep into prep for their roles, and as thorough professionals do not interfere in the process of casting for other roles".

Mehra earlier said that the film will take on body-shaming in a big way.