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Indraneil Sengupta recalls getting locked for a film with Gautam Rode; says ‘We were invested so much but later it came out with bigger stars and named Dus’

Indraneil Sengupta recounted a poignant early career experience where he, Gautam Rode, and Muzammil Ibrahim were initially cast in Anubhav Sinha's film, then titled 'Nasha.' They underwent training, including swimming and action classes, fully invested in the project. However, the film was eventually shelved and later remade as 'Dus' with a different, more prominent cast, leaving Sengupta deeply disappointed.
Indraneil Sengupta recalls getting locked for a film with Gautam Rode; says ‘We were invested so much but later it came out with bigger stars and named Dus’
Actor Indraneil Sengupta recently shared an emotional story from the early days of his career in a candid vlog conversation with actress Sanghamitra Hitaishi. Reflecting on a missed opportunity that left a lasting impact, he recalled how he and fellow actors Gautam Rode and Muzammil Ibrahim were once locked for a major film that was later made with bigger stars — the 2005 action thriller Dus.
Back when Indraneil was still working as a model, filmmaker Anubhav Sinha had cast the trio for an ambitious project titled Nasha.

He said, “I had tears in my eyes for a professional thing that didn’t happen. I used to do modelling back then. Anubhav Sinha was making a film. Three youngsters were taken. I was there, Gautam Rode was there, he is very popular on TV and Muzammil Ibrahim was there. He is also a good looking model. We three were signed for a 3 or 5 years contract. We felt very good about ourselves that we have finally cracked it… now we are in the big game.It was an action film. I couldn’t swim so I used to go to Anubhav Sinha’s flat to practice swimming and also go for action classes. We started working out more, taking protein powders and all. We were invested towards that film. Gautam was very sincere. He used to call us home to practice old movie scenes. Muzammil and I were models, we didn’t want to do that but he would force us to come and all.”


He then added, “Then things were not moving for a few months. We kept calling Anubhav bhaiya that what’s happening. He said there’s a delay. At one point, he told us, ‘You can release your dates and take up other work because I don’t think it is happening.’ It didn’t happen, it changed hands, and then it was made with bigger stars. That film was Dus. It was called Nasha, back then. I had cried my heart out and I felt my entire world has come crashing down.

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