‘Badnaam Ho Gaya…’: Siddhant Chaturvedi Reveals Being Blacklisted After Rejecting Ranbir Kapoor’s Brahmastra

has garnered recognition in the film industry for his remarkable acting skills. His portrayal in ‘Gully Boy’ as MC Sher alongside Ranveer Singh, left a lasting impression on audiences.

The role earned him numerous accolades and propelled him into the spotlight. However, it may come as a surprise to many that Siddhant was offered a role in Brahmastra but turned it down.

Well, Siddhant in an interview with The Lallantop revealed that he was offered a role in Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt starrer but he declined it, a decision that led to him being blacklisted.

“Mujhe blacklist kar diya gaya casting se. Blacklist kar diya ki ye toh pagal hai ladka. Badnaam ho gaya tha main casting circuit mein ki ye select ho ke na bol deta hai. (I was blacklisted from casting. I was labeled as crazy. I gained a bad reputation in the casting circuit because I would reject roles after being selected.)”

He added, “One month before Gully Boy, this (Brahmastra) happened. The makers of a very big film that eventually became the biggest film offered me a part. I had got it through a casting director. It was one of the characters, but it didn’t have any script or audition.

They said that you do martial arts, it was an action fantasy film. Ek ashram hai, usme one of the superhero’s ka kirdar mila tha mujhe. So they said I should do it, and it’s a VFX-heavy project, and it will take 5 years to make. I told the casting director that I won’t be able to do it.

He stood up and said, ‘Pagal hai, Dharma ke saath hai, 3 films ka contract hai.’ So I said, ‘Who will watch me if Amitabh Bachchan is there, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are there together.” Further adding, that he should have at least two lines of dialogue to grasp what he would be saying in the movie.