Badshah shared that he was offered a few roles by Karan Johar, but he declined the same by being concerned about his image.
Badshah is one of the much-loved singers and rappers, who never skips a chance to send his fans into a collective meltdown with his electrifying songs. The singer's most famous songs include Genda Phool, Sanak, Buzz, Jugnu, and DJ Wale Babu, among others. Well, the singer recently revealed that he was offered a role by Karan Johar in Lust Stories, but declined the same, as he was concerned about his image.
Badshah recently sat for an interview with The Lallantop, wherein he shared that he was offered a role by Karan Johar in Lust Stories, which was later played by Vicky Kaushal. Badshah added that during a show, Karan Johar approached him to play the role of a 'guy who can't satisfy his wife'. Badshah remarked that he first thought it to be a joke, and then he asked KJo if he looks like that. Badshah said:
"I thought Karan sir was joking. He said, ‘There’s a role of a guy who can’t satisfy his wife’. And I was like, ‘Yeh kya baat hui sir? Main aisa lagta hoon kya.'"
Badshah thought the entire thing to be a mere joke, but the next day, the same topic was brought up again. Badshah revealed that Varun Dhawan even came to congratulate him, but he had declined the offer as he was unsure about playing the role. Badshah shared:
"Yes, genuinely. We were judging a show called Dil Hai Hindustani, and he was sitting right next to me. He said, ‘There’s this role that I think will fit you’. I thought he was joking, or just being kind. But he brought it up again on the next shoot. Then Varun Dhawan came for a shoot and congratulated me on being launched by Dharma. But I declined that role, because I didn’t know if I’d be able to do it. I was taking myself too seriously.”
In the same interview, Badshah shared that he was offered Diljit Dosanjh's role in the movie, Good Newwz. The actor said that he was busy trekking in Manali when Karan Johar called him and asked him to come back to Mumbai to do an audition with Rajkumar Rao. Badshah revealed the role that was offered to him was that of a character who can't have kids. The singer shared that he declined the role too. In Badshah's words:
"I was trekking in Manali, and I saw Karan sir’s missed call. He summoned me to Mumbai, and Shashank Khaitan was there too. They told me to audition with Raj, but the role was of a character who can’t have kids. The role that I finally did was of a rapper with erectile dysfunction, in Khandani Shafakhana. I did it because I wanted to spread awareness, and it was a very good film.”
Badshah was married to Jasmine Masih, with whom he has a daughter. Well, it was a few years after their marriage when Badshah and Jasmine were separated. The ex-couple now co-parent their daughter, and the little one resides with her mom in London. In the same interview on The Lallantop, Badshah revealed that Jasmine couldn't adapt to the cultural differences after their wedding. He also added that both of them tried hard to save their relationship but couldn't do the same, and it was getting unhealthy for their kid. Thus, they decided to end their marriage.
Badshah, in the same interview, revealed that he met Jasmine on Facebook, and then through common friends. Badshah mentioned that he and Jasmine dated for one year before getting married, and his parents asked him if he was sure. Badshah stated that the parents are actually right most of the time, as his parents predicted that there would be some issues between him and Jasmine, which later turned out to be right.
What do you think about Badshah declining the roles in Bad Newwz and Lust Stories?
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