Did you know actor Vikram cried for two months because his audition for Arvind Sawmi starrer 'Bombay' did not go well?

Before Arvind Swami stepped into the role of Shekhar Narayanan Pillai in Mani Ratnam’s 1995 classic 'Bombay', actor Vikram was reportedly being considered for the part. The film eventually featured Arvind Swami in the lead role, alongside Manisha Koirala, who played Shaila Banu. In a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan, Vikram opened up about how he was initially in the running for the role and later had a twist.

Reason for turning down 'Bombay'

In an interview Vikram was asked if it was true that he turned down 'Bombay', he cleared the air stating, he didn’t. The actor was replaced because his audition was not good. He said, “I didn’t refuse Bombay, I goofed up the audition because he (Mani Ratnam) suddenly asked me to audition. He didn’t get a video camera, he got a still camera and said, act. He told me, look at that girl, she is running, and I would freeze. He said, don’t freeze, continue. I was confused because I understood that if I moved he would get a blurry image.”

Vikram cried for two months

Further he added that he cried for two months because he lost out on the film. “It was a dream for me to work with Shankar sir and Mani sir. I was ready to retire after this film; I didn’t need anything after that. I was even confirmed for it. The morning was her (Manisha Koirala) photoshoot and, the evening was mine. But I screwed it up. For two months, every day, I would wake up and cry, sh*t I lost it. A grown man crying for two months. That film went on to be a pan-India cult hit and Uyire is my favourite song. But I got my revenge by getting two films with him for that. (Ponniyin Selvan: I and II),” joked the actor.

Work front

Meanwhile, the actor was last seen in Pa Ranjith’s 'Thangalaan,' which released in theatres in August. He will also feature in SU Arun Kumar’s 'Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2'. Vikram's film with Gautham Vasudev Menon, 'Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam, has been awaiting for its release since long.






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