Mumbai Oct 1 (IANS) Rohan Mehra who will make his acting debut with the Saif Ali Khan-starrer "Baazaar" says he was not offered the film because he is the son of late actor Vinod Mehra.
Talking about how Rohan bagged a role in "Baazaar" he said in a statement: "I heard about the film. In fact I read about the film and was very intrigued by the storyline.
"When I learnt that Nikkhil Sir (producer Nikkhil Advani) was making this film I thought of auditioning for it. Initially the film was supposed to have only established actors and they were not planning on taking newcomers. Eventually they got convinced."
After a few rounds of audition he had to wait for months before getting the confirmation call.
"It was not something which was offered because I was a star kid but I had to really work hard for it " he said.
"Baazaar" a film on stocks money and crime also stars Chitrangda Singh and Radhika Apte.

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