2.0: Not Akshay Kumar, this Hollywood actor was the first choice to play the villain in the role of Rajinikanth

The next sci-fi action movie 2.0 will soon be out of the picture. Recognizing Rajinikanth in a dual role, this 2010 Enthiraan sequel would have been made with a budget of 550 crore rupees and is also the most expensive Indian film ever made. One of the highlights of the film is the despicable role of Akshay Kumar as Dr. Richard. However, do you know that Rajinikanth was supposed to fight against Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2.0 instead of Akshay Kumar?

The 71-year-old actor was the first choice of director S Shankar for the role of anti-hero in version 2.0, reported the PTI news agency. Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, Shankar revealed that the film crew had contacted Mr. Schwarzenegger with the details of the role and that dates had also been badigned to him. actor but that the collaboration could not be finalized because of contractual problems. "We had envisioned to embody Arnold, we had also discussed and badigned dates, but things did not work well, because the contracts between Hollywood and India are contradictory," S said. Shankar, quoted by PTI.

"So we thought of a good cast of the film industry ", added Shankar during the press conference. Speaking of Akshay Kumar's participation in the post, he stated that during the nasty 2.0 casting hunt, Akshay was in contact with Lyca Productions (producers of version 2.0) for the Kaththi remake in Hindi. years actor has been highly recommended for the role. "Everyone told me to think about Akshay and I also thought it would be good, I told him the story and he said yes," Shankar said.

2.0 has already crossed the 100 crores club even before its publication, due to mbadive advance bookings. . The film should most likely break the opening day collection record that is currently held by Aamir Khan's "Thugs of Hindostan", which had accumulated more than 52 crore on the first day. With a budget of 600 crores of rupees, "2.0 & # 39; is the most expensive Indian film ever made. In addition to Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar, the film also features Amy Jackson at the top of the women's group.