The first episode of Koffee With Karan Season 8 was full with celebrity surprises and the show’s signature wit, making for an engrossing comeback. The power couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh made their first-ever appearance together in the opening episode. Amidst the many candid admissions in the show, one of the most shocking ones concerned Deepika’s replacement of Kareena Kapoor in their first movie together, “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.”
In his backstory, Ranveer Singh disclosed that Kareena Kapoor and he were originally supposed to star in the movie. They were just one week away from starting the shoot, and all the arrangements were in place. But Kareena had to leave the movie owing to unanticipated events, which put the filmmakers in a difficult position. The principal roles for myself and Kareena Kapoor in Ram-Leela were originally planned, according to Ranveer. Everything was set. Kareena was forced to leave the movie a week before it was supposed to premiere.
The creative team, which included Sanjay Leela Bhansali, his assistants, and Ranveer, had to find a suitable substitute quickly because the female lead character was vacant. During this crucial conversation, Ranveer suggested Deepika Padukone for the part. He remembered so clearly the first time he had proposed Deepika’s name to Bhansali. “After that, we sat around debating who should be cast. And it had just been Cocktail. So, we had a conversation in the office about who to take with Mr. Bhansali, myself, and all the ADs. The actor continued, “And I was rooting for team Deepika since I recently seen Cocktail, and she got cast.
Ranveer also related a story about himself and Deepika, calling it a “moment of spark.” He related an instance in which Deepika’s teeth became stuck with a little piece of crab meat while they were having lunch at Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s house. When Ranveer noticed, she asked him nonchalantly to take it off. When Ranveer used his pinky finger to carefully scrape out the crab meat, he felt what he described as a “440-watt jolt.”
Nearly five years after getting married in Italy, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh thrilled their fans by sharing a video of their fairytale-like wedding, which was held at Lake Como. Host Karan Johar and the audience were moved when Ranveer and Deepika said that they shared their wedding video mainly for their fans.
The touching story of Ranveer proposing to Deepika in the Maldives and their following trip to Bengaluru to see her parents and declare their engagement was featured in the wedding film. Ranveer’s genuineness and charm eventually won Deepika’s mother over, despite her initial misgivings.