Ronit Roy On How He Lost Zero Dark Thirty To 'Student Of The Year': They Refused To Release My Dates

Ronit Roy was offered a role in the Hollywood movie Zero Dark Thirty. But he was unable to accept it since Karan Johar's crew from Student of the Year wouldn't change the movie's release date. Ronit and the actors of his new movie, Shehzada, recently visited the comedy programme The Kapil Sharma Show to promote the film. Ronit then explained why he was unable to attend the Hollywood film. Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon were also there.

First, Kapil stated that he had to let individuals who were unaware know that Ronit had been offered a part in Zero Dark Thirty, but he declined the offer in order to finish Student of the Year. “Yes, I was selected for the film Zero Dark Thirty, without any auditions. They told me the director Kathryn Bigelow had seen my work and wanted to cast me. I was shocked that an Oscar-winning director has selected me for her film", Ronit responded. He continued, “But then, their films are scheduled and Karan Johar had all my dates. I asked them to shift dates, as this was a lifetime opportunity for me – to work with an Oscar-winning director in a Hollywood film. But they refused, not Karan, but they (people working with him) refused to release me and denied to cancel my dates for Student of the Year. So I had to refuse. And, then when I called up Karan a week ahead of the Student of the Year shooting, asking when the shoot begins, he told me they are not shooting on schedule. So, that was the biggest bummer. I could not take up that offer and even they (Karan's film) did not happen on time.” Ronit has already mentioned receiving an offer for Zero Dark Thirty. He stated, “I really regret not being able to do Homeland and Zero Dark Thirty. I would have loved to work with Kathryn Bigelow. It would have helped me grow as an actor. But I don’t live with regrets. I was busy with other commitments [when I was approached for ZDT], and the dates didn’t work out”, in an interview with Hindustan Times from 2016. Ronit had expressed regret for passing on the project in an interview with PTI in 2013. “I was offered a very interesting role in Zero Dark Thirty. But unfortunately, I couldn’t do it due to date problems. I did see the film, and I do regret not being part of it. I was shooting for Karan Johar’s Student of the Year, and I was looking to work with him and couldn’t let go of this opportunity. We were shooting in Thailand for the film, and there was no way I could manage my dates for Zero Dark Thirty".