Ajay Devgn recently launched his nephew Aaman Devgan and Raveena Tandon’s daughter Rasha Thadani in the film Azaad. In a conversation with Instant Bollywood, actor Siddharth Nigam’s mother disclosed that he was initially chosen for the film however was replaced later by Aaman.
Siddharth Nigam: The first choice for Azaad
She bluntly revealed, “I took him along for the meeting. The entire script was narrated, and we waited for a year. I was happy because the film was good, and Siddharth would have had a strong launch in Bollywood. I really loved the script. But suddenly, after two years, Siddharth showed me the poster of Azaad and said, ‘Mum, this has been released, and these are the people in the film.’ Then we saw that the film starred Ajay Devgn’s nephew and Rasha. For the first time in my life, I felt bad. When things like this happen, as a mother, it hurts. Then I realised both of them were star kids, and that made all the difference.”
Siddharth added, “There’s no one to blame. This is the business industry, so there’s no point in asking why they did it — they must have had their own reasons. It’s more of a personal realisation and pain. You get your hopes up thinking something might work out. We wait for an entire year, and then we see the teaser. So after watching it, we just thought, ‘Oh, okay. Let’s move on.’”
About Azaad
The period action film, helmed by Abhishek Kapoor and backed by Ronnie Screwvala and Pragya Kapoor, featured Ajay Devgn and Diana Penty. also marking the debut of Aaman Devgan and Rasha Thadani. The film garnered mixed-to-negative reviews from viewers and critics and minted only ₹8 crore worldwide.
Siddharth Nigam’s new project
Siddharth has been garnering praise for his recent performance in Hai Junoon! Backed by Aditya Bhat and directed by Abhishek Sharma, the musical series featured Neil Nitin Mukesh, Boman Irani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sumedh Mudgalkar and Yukti Thareja in pivotal roles.
