Updated On: 06 April, 2024 09:29 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Joking about how Tiger Shroff and Akshay Kumar would feel like junior artists whenever Prithviraj used to come, Ali Abbas Zafar talked about casting the South star in `Bade Miyan Chote Miyan`

Ali Abbas Zafar
‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ is one of the hottest topics currently. With the multi-starrer action drama releasing on April 10, the fans can’t contain their excitement, and every detail surrounding the film is making headlines. Now, in an interview, the film`s director, Ali Abbas Zafar, has talked about casting Prithviraj Sukumaran as the antagonist for his film. The director shared that he had never been so jittery during a narration.
In conversation with News18’s Showsha, the actor shared, “There’s a reason why Prithvi is in the film. His character is so important in it. "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" is a three-hero film and not a two-hero film. He’s an anti-hero, but the way he’s mounted in the film and his character graph is clear that the film is his story rather than Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan’s. I’ve never been so jittery during a narration because I really wanted him to do the film. I knew that if he says no, I wouldn’t have anyone else to fall back on. But Prithvi gave me a carrot and took it away as he said that he loves the script but won’t be able to do it because he didn’t have the dates.”