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EXCLUSIVE: Neerraj Pathak reveals that Hrithik Roshan had agreed to play the role of the late mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh in his biopic

en Bollywood News EXCLUSIVE: Neerraj Pathak reveals that Hrithik Roshan had agreed to play the role of the late mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh in his biopic

In December 2019, director Neerraj Pathak of Right Yaaa Wrong (2010) and Bhaiaji Superhit (2018) fame had announced that he’ll be making a film on the late mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh. The film was backed by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment and Neerraj revealed that Farhan loved the idea so much that he gave his nod in just three minutes!

EXCLUSIVE: Neerraj Pathak reveals that Hrithik Roshan had agreed to play the role of the late mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh in his biopic

Bollywood Hungama recently spoke to Neerraj Pathak exclusively about the 20th anniversary of Deewangee (2002), which he had co-written. When asked about the status of the Vashishtha Narayan Singh film, Neerraj Pathak explained why the film couldn’t go on floors at that time. He also said that Hrithik Roshan was even finalized to play the lead.

Neerraj Pathak said, “I was signed for this film by Excel Entertainment. Hrithik Roshan was supposed to do the lead role and had even agreed. But there was a court case that cropped up. Hence, we had to wait for two years. Finally, we won the case, and the rights are now with us. We’ll begin work on the film now.”

He further said, “We can’t cast Hrithik Roshan now as he has already played the role of the mathematician in Super 30 (2019). Hence, we’ll cast someone else.”

In 2019, Neerraj Pathak was quoted as saying, “I have been working on the script for over a year, and spent considerable time in Bihar, with [Singh's] family.” The same article also mentioned that several filmmakers had approached Vashishtha Narayan Singh's brother Harishchandra Narayan Singh for the rights to the film and that he was glad “to find support in a reputed production house”.

A day after Vashishtha Narayan Singh’s demise, Hrithik Roshan had also posted a tweet, in which he had revealed that his deeply saddened by his death. He wrote on November 15, 2019, "Not many people know that yesterday we lost one of the biggest mathematicians that India produced in modern era. Vashishtha Narayan Singh, born in a village in Bihar, solved some of the most difficult equations of mathematics. Deeply saddened by his demise."

Talking about his other project, Neerraj Pathak said, “I have written, directed and produced a web series, Inspector Avinash, starring Randeep Hooda. It’s backed by Jio Studios and I'll deliver it to them next month.”

Is there anything else in the pipeline? “Yes,” replied Neerraj Pathak and added, “I am doing many things! I am writing Apne 2. It’ll go on floors in February 2023. I have a special bond with the Deols. I had written Apne’s (2007) first part as well. Also, I have a company named Gold Mountain Pictures. And in January, I’ll take my directorial venture to the floors. We are finalizing the casting.”

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