Was offered Vicky Kaushal's part in 'Lust Stories': Badshah

Rapper Badshah maybe starting his acting career with "Khandaani Shafakhana", but the musician has revealed that Karan Johar had offered him Vicky Kaushal's part in "Lust Stories" and Diljit Dosanjh's role in "Good News".

"Lust Stories", a Netflix anthology, was released on the streaming platform last year, while Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan-fronted "Good News" is slated to be released in December.

"I had got the role of Vicky Kaushal from 'Lust Stories'. I felt how can I do this role? When I saw the film I felt Vicky was exceptionally good. I was also offered Diljit Dosanjh's role in 'Good News' and they (makers) were really keen on having me on board. Things were almost finalised but something did not work out. I think Diljit is a better actor than me," Badshah told PTI.

The rapper said he never rejected the projects at the outset, but things did not materialise due to "some reasons".

His debut film "Khandaani Shafakhana", fronted by Sonakshi Sinha, is about a young woman who inherits her uncle's sex clinic in Punjab.

Badshah quipped the acting offers he has been receiving "have something to do with sex".

"I was offered 'Lust Stories' in which the character was unable to satisfy his wife, in 'Good News', it was about a couple opting for a test-tube baby as they can't conceive.

"Then 'Khandaani Shafakhana' came my way, so I was like why films that have something to do with sex are offered to me? I did this one as I wanted to break this jinx."
"I have no clue where the camera is. When you act you realise, acting is not that difficult the other technicalities are like the mark, angle, light, etc. So you just not have to memorise your lines but keep in mind the mark, the angle and light. It is difficult."