Imtiaz Ali’s film Rockstar featured Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri in the lead roles. However, not many know that not Nargis Fakhri but Deepika Padukone was Ali’s first choice to play Heer in the movie.
He said, writing a heartfelt note for the actress saying, “She got off the car at the hotel porch and looked at me. I immediately knew that this is the girl I have come to meet. She also immediately knew that I am the director she had come to meet because she had those eyes, that looked as if they know.”
He further continued, “None of Deepika’s movies had released till then. I had come to meet her for Rockstar. I wanted her for Rockstar but the movie did not get made till many years later. I worked with her in other movies. Many things happened over many years at many places, all of which I might forget, but I will never forget the girl who stepped out of the car at the hotel and looked at me as if she knew.” as quoted by Koi Moi.