The fondly-remembered character played by Arjun Rampal in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer, Don, will be missing in the film’s sequel, which is being directed by Farhan Akhtar. The film’s production house, Excel Entertainment, is now looking for another actor to replace Arjun.

Apparently, Farhan and Arjun developed creative differences over the latter’s role in the sequel and chose to part ways mutually.

Unlike most ‘separations’ of this kind in Bollywood, this one seems quite amicable. Our source said, “Arjun and Farhan are extremely close to each other. Arjun’s character in Don was an integral one and was appreciated by everyone.

After Don, Arjun worked in Rock On with Farhan’s company and his role received a lot of critical praise. Arjun was quite excited about working in the sequel to Don. But on account of some problems cropping up at the script level, Arjun and Farhan have parted ways.”

Well, one thing is for sure: Arjun’s character stays in the sequel but it will have a new face now. The team of the film is now hunting for a suitable replacement for Arjun. The iconic role of Jasjit, played by legendary character artiste Pran, was essayed by Arjun in the remake of the original.

Likewise, the film will see a number of new faces in its sequel. When contacted, the spokesperson of Excel Entertainment said, “Don 2 embarks on a new journey and the script requires some fresh characters to be introduced. This means that there will be new actors playing these parts.” Arjun Rampal remained unavailable for comment.

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