Saif Ali Khan’s loss becomes rival Shahid‘s gain

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai, March 27: For all those guys and gals, who are going crazy over the new look of Bollywood’s new chocolate boy Shahid Kapoor in ‘Kaminey’, news has it that Shahid was not even the original choice for the lead role! According to the juicy news doing rounds, it is believed that Vishal Bharadwaj initially discussed the role with Saif Ali Khan, who was very much impressed with the project. A news daily quoted a source as saying, "it was Bharadwaj, who after much thought went ahead and signed Shahid Kapoor for the lead role of ‘Kaminey’ instead of Saif". In Bollywood, where Vishal Bharadwaj’s affection for Kareena and Saif is evident, the director never lets his personal relationships rule his films as it is believed that Bharadwaj is meticulous regarding casting and scripts. Shahid was chosen on the basis of two criterions – his youth and chocolate-boy looks. In ‘Omkara’, Bharadwaj worked magic with Saif by making him ‘Langda Tyagi’. Let’s see whether the Bharadwaj effect works its magic on Shahid’s fortune also.