▁lack ▁of ▁dates . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁actress es ▁N arg is ▁F akh ri , ▁E sha ▁Gu pta ▁and ▁B ip asha ▁Bas u ▁were ▁to ▁replace ▁Fern ande z . ▁Finally , ▁K ang ana ▁Ran aut ▁was ▁confirmed ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role , ▁who ▁coinc ident ally ▁was ▁originally ▁offered ▁the ▁role . ▁R akes h ▁Ros han ▁had ▁earlier ▁revealed ▁to ▁media ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁ant agon ist ▁of ▁film ▁would ▁be ▁as ▁powerful ▁as ▁the ▁hero . ▁After ▁tal ks ▁with ▁A j ay ▁Dev gn ▁and ▁Shah ▁R uk h ▁Khan ▁fell ▁through , ▁V ive k ▁Ober oi ▁was ▁eventually ▁cast ▁for ▁the ▁role . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Bol lywood ▁News ▁Service , ▁Ober oi ▁said , ▁" K aal ▁is ▁contrary ▁to ▁my ▁nature . ▁I ▁am ▁very ▁friendly ▁and ▁Ka al ▁isn ' t ," ▁and ▁added , ▁" He ▁has ▁anger ▁and ▁ven ge ance ▁burning ▁within ▁him ; ▁he ▁h ates ▁human ity . ▁To ▁express ▁these ▁emot ions ▁through ▁my ▁eyes ▁was ▁difficult ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Lak sh mi ▁Man ch u ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁offered ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁the ▁ant agon ist ' s ▁girl friend . ▁Its ▁over se as ▁distribution ▁rights ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁E ros ▁International ▁while ▁R akes h ▁Ros han ▁retained ▁rights ▁in ▁M umb ai . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁initial ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁Re k ha ▁would ▁play ▁a ▁major