Aamir Khan Rejected Shoojit Sircar's Madras Cafe Because Film's Plot Addressed A 'Sensitive' Subject

Be it Vicky Dor or Piku, Shoojit Sircar’s films have always struck a chord with audience that included good plot line and brilliant acting skills. In a recent interaction filmmaker has revealed an interesting detail about his film Mras Cafe.

John Abraham was t first choice for Mras Cafe?

Mras Cafe stands out in filmography involved, be it filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, actress Nargis Fakhri or actor John Abraham who was also brave eugh to produce a politically charged like this. In Unfiltered by Samdish, Shoojit Sircar h revealed that in his directorial Mras Cafe, film was initially titled as Jaffna. He said that John Abraham was t first choice but Aamir Khan. But, later Aamir Khan denied offer seeing sensitivity of issue which was later taken up by John Abraham. 

For unversed, Mras Cafe is an Indian political action thriller film. According to a report in Sacnilk, Mras Cafe’s net collection in India is ₹42.47 crore and worldwide collection is ₹66.71 crore. Reports suggest that film was me on a budget of ₹34 crore.

Directed by Shoojit Sircar, film revolves around Vikram, an Indian intelligence nt who visits Sri Lanka on a secret mission, finds himself embroiled in a civil war and a conspiracy to kill former prime minister of India. Mras Cafe tells stars John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri, Raashi Khanna, Siddhartha Basu, Ajay Rathnam, Prakash Belawi, Piyush Pandey and Dibang among ors.

What’s next for Shoojit Sircar?

Shoojit Sircar will be back with film I Want to Talk, which features Abhishek Bachchan in le roles. project marks Abhishek and Shoojit’s first film toger, as latter has shared a long-spanning professional equation with former’s far Amitabh Bachchan .

Directed by Shoojit Sircar, I Want To Talk promises to strike a balance between ligharted moments and deep emotional introspection, offering a profound commentary on life, relationships and redemption. I Want To Talk is produced by Rising Sun and Ki Works. screenplay is penned by Ritesh Shah. film is set to release in atres on vember 22, 2024.