'Didn't discuss my role with Shah Rukh'

Mumbai: Varun Dhawan recently said he was aware that Shah Rukh Khan was the first choice to play the lead in Kalank but he did not discuss the project with the superstar after he came onboard.

Produced by Karan Johar, Kalank features an ensemble of Varun, Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kunal Kemmu.

The romantic-drama originally featured Shah Rukh along with a reported cast of Kajol, Rani Mukerji and Ajay Devgn, among others.

"Honestly, I never spoke to him on how I should approach the role. I was aware that Shah Rukh sir and the other star cast was supposed to do the film. At that time, Karan was going to direct it and Mr Yash Johar was producing it," Varun said.The actor said Karan eventually abandoned the idea to direct the film and did not want to revisit the story after his father's death.

Kalank is helmed by Abhishek Varman and Varun said the director used to be his roommate during My Name is Khan when they both served as assistant directors.