The first episode of the much-awaited ‘Koffee With Karan’ Season 7 premiered last week, as Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt sat on the famous Koffee couch. The actors were last seen together in the 2019 film ‘Gully Boy’, and are currently working on Karan’s ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’.
In the debut episode, Ranveer revealed he was ‘unceremoniously dropped’ from ‘Bombay Velvet’. The lead role in the 2015 film ultimately went to actor Ranbir Kapoor, who was seen alongside Anushka Sharma.
In the episode, the actors played a game called Koffee Bingo. They had to select what applied to them from a range of statements like ‘didn’t speak to my partner for over a week’, and ‘quickie in the vanity van’, among others. When Ranveer chose ‘got rejected for a role’, Karan asked him if he was referring to ‘Bombay Velvet’. Ranveer then clarified he was ‘not rejected’, in fact, he was ‘unceremoniously dropped’. He said his ‘star value wasn’t high’ at the time.
“I was not rejected, K (Karan Johar). I was unceremoniously dropped because at the time I couldn’t justify the budget. My star value wasn’t high,” Ranveer said. But cheekily added, “But things have changed.”
Ranveer was last seen in 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar’, which received mixed reviews, and had an OTT release following a theatrical release in May 2022. His upcoming projects include ‘Cirkus’ directed by Rohit Shetty. Meanwhile, Alia was seen last in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. Her upcoming films include ‘Brahamastra Part One: Shiva’ with Ranbir, Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Jee le Zaraa’ with Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif, as well as her Hollywood debut, ‘Heart Of Stone’.
