TOI article - why Kushal Tandon cant be Maharana Pratap

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Posted: 11 years ago
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Why-Kushal-Tandon-cant-be-Maharana-Pratap/articleshow/36895203.cms
TV actor Kushal Tandon, last seen participating in reality shows like Bigg Boss and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, was among the few actors being considered to play Maharana Pratap. The show, Bharat Ka Veer Putra " Maharana Pratap will go into fast forward mode in a few months, with the young prince growing up.
According to a source, Kushal, even if he had bagged the role eventually, would not have been able to do it because he is yet to recover from a shoulder injury for which he recently got operated. Said the source, "Kushal had a shoulder injury and he had to undergo a surgery some time back. Though recovering, he still has to train and exercise hard. A historical show would mean working under extreme hot conditions wearing heavy costumes, which Kushal cannot bear at the moment. Also, he is keen on doing movies right now."

Producer Abhimanyu Raj Singh confirmed that Kushal was approached for the show. He said, "It will be a big challenge for any actor to take on the mantle from the young actor, Faisal Khan. Kushal and a few others were approached for the role."
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noteworthy stuff in this article -
"The show, Bharat Ka Veer Putra " Maharana Pratap will go into fast forward mode in a few months, with the young prince growing up. "

lols the way the whole leap talk was going on and on, it felt like its happening in weeksšŸ¤” few months atleast sounds so much better😳

"Producer Abhimanyu Raj Singh confirmed that Kushal was approached for the show. He said, "It will be a big challenge for any actor to take on the mantle from the young actor, Faisal Khan. Kushal and a few others were approached for the role."

truly, it would be an uphill task to come in after Faisal...!šŸ‘ and match up to him and his brilliance and hard work!šŸ‘

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Posted: 11 years ago
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Thanks!
Faisal has set the bar really high! very hard shoes to fill!
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Posted: 11 years ago
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TFS Hiral...
Wow! Truly dont know who will ever be able to fill Faisals place...

I guess its very difficult to fill in the niche carved by the prodigal child actors!
I can imagine the channel going crazy over Leap Casting...
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Posted: 11 years ago
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My Gawd ! 😲 I feel sick reading leap news every now and then 🤢.I just pray the makers don't get the grown pratap this year .I am so much crazy for RoSal that even if they'd show me Praja/RoSal carrying amar Singh I will enjoy it .Yes I am weird what to do !
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: shrutijest.

TFS Hiral...

Wow! Truly dont know who will ever be able to fill Faisals place...

I guess its very difficult to fill in the niche carved by the prodigal child actors!
I can imagine the channel going crazy over Leap Casting...


Totally agree with you .hopefully they don't get the apt actor and they had to keep RoSal for long .
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Posted: 11 years ago
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tfs for article
but i don't think khushal will fit as MP
it should has to be some more expressive and built-up person
someone like aditya redij, Kapil Nirmal or sharad kelkar as i posted in previous posts
now there will no youth leap as they had extending with faisu just like in extended rajat role in prc
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Originally posted by: Marathi_Mulgi

tfs for article
but i don't think khushal will fit as MP
it should has to be some more expressive and built-up person
someone like aditya redij, Kapil Nirmal or sharad kelkar as i posted in previous posts
now there will no youth leap as they had extending with faisu just like in extended rajat role in prc


Oh really ? That's great , I remember I didn't wanted leap in PRC and the CVS gave plenty of prithvi-sanyogita to us after that when leap happened I accepted it .But here we haven't got praja/rosal that much .Everything was rushed and now they are keep talking of leap .I am not prepared for it kids are awesome actually no one is prepared for the leap.hope they extended Faisal's role for good.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Rati, Shruti - yeah..it would be so difficult for the crew too...all of them would have such comfort level and understanding with all the actors currently on board...big task for director I feel..

hmm ive always hated leaps in any of my fav shows.. its weird but the charm of child actors really remains unmatched, even though the big story is always after leap
sigh...only JKR, amongst the historicals managed to do really well I suppose ...after leap..MP should not face that crisis becoz casting fails...the story is too important to suffer like that
anyway...hum kya kar saktey hai...what shall be shall bešŸ˜•šŸ˜†
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Shamira - aww yeah Rosal will be missed😭...so will all the other brilliant actors...actually they have to cast for so many roles now apart from praja, phool, jalal- Shakti, jagmal, chakrapani, vikram, venidas, bheem singh...amongst others
but yeah they cant go on forever with kids...coz they have to start focussing on Chittor fall and haldighati and then the real struggle of pratap starts...so leap is inevitable..sooner or later
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Marathi_Mulgi - yeah I suppose Rajneesh Duggal is speculated to come in as Pratap...šŸ˜• really don't know what to say abt that
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Hmmm Kushal is a good choise.
Anyways faisal is faisal.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Their choices for grown up cast appall me!😲
Kushal?😲 Rajneesh? šŸ˜• These guys do not have the physique, gait, expressive eyes and solid voice to play THE Maharana Pratap!

They look urban. Lack the old world appeal to fit in a majestic period drama.

Always wanted a guy who could look regal, strong warrior and yet have big expressive eyes that were equally adept at expressing courage as much as kindness and love.

Going by their past record also I fear they may mess up in adult casting.šŸ˜•

They cannot go wrong with Ajabde and princes like Jagmal, Sagar, Shakti either. Nor the grown up Jalal.

Each character has gone through different emotions in this story. We need solid actors to portray those transitions and not mere models!

I think we're not just going to miss but pine for child actors and original pre leap cast...

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