Farhan Akhtar On Ranveer Singh In Don 3: "Went Through Same Emotional Process When Shah Rukh Khan Did It"

"It's really about an actor coming in, owning a part," said Farhan Akhtar

Farhan Akhtar has finally addressed the mixed reactions from fans after announcing Ranveer Singh as the new Don. Ranveer will be replacing superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the third part of Don. The makers of Don 3 shared an announcement video on August 9 and a section of social media was disappointed with Ranveer replacing SRK. In an interview with the BBC Asian Network radio station, Farhan revealed that Ranveer is “really excited and really nervous” to step into the franchise, previously led by Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. The filmmaker also mentioned that he and his team went through the “same emotional process” back when Shah Rukh took the mantle from Big B. 

Farhan Akhtar said, “I am looking forward to get it going. I mean Ranveer is amazing, he is great for the part. He is also, as you can imagine, really excited and really nervous for the part that he will be filling some big shoes. We went through the same emotional process when Shah Rukh Khan did it and everyone was like oh my god, how can you replace Mr. [Amitabh] Bachchan. You know this whole thing happened then and it is really about an actor coming in, owning a part and giving it their style and their flair. And, he has that.”

Farhan Akhtar said that he believes Ranveer Singh is “going to do a great job”.  He added, “It really is about an actor coming in and owning the part and making it really like, giving it their style and their flair. And he has that, he has that in spades.”