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This Indian actor was offered the role of Albus Dumbledore

And he turned it down!

07 Jun, 2016

Harry Potter fans, brace yourselves. Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah reveals that he was asked to play the role of Albus Dumbledore in the film adaptation of JK Rowling's famous Harry Potter series.

In a live Twitter interview with Times of India, Shah disclosed that he was approached for the role, however, he turned down the offer.

“My agent wanted me to audition for Dumbledore’s character after Richard Harris died. I was asked if I would like to audition for it. But I wouldn’t audition for it," the actor wrote during the Twitter chat.

Can you imagine? We’re not sure how the late actor Harris would feel about this.

Dumbledore was played by late English actor Richard Harris in the first two installments of the series, before his demise in 2002.

Comments

Ali Jun 07, 2016 04:59pm

There is a huge difference between "offered the role" and "asked for auditions"

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samunderkerang Jun 07, 2016 05:04pm

Thank god.

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Sandip Bhatia Jun 07, 2016 05:16pm

Wasted opportunity..

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ANNA Jun 07, 2016 06:46pm

good...woudn't have suited...

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Masood Jun 07, 2016 06:50pm

Thank you Mr. Naseeruddin for not ruining the movie.

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Asif Jun 07, 2016 07:00pm

@Ali - Naseeruddin Shah is extremely talented and could have gotten the role and fit the character really well..

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Imran Siddiqui Jun 07, 2016 07:23pm

I don't think so ... unless Mr. Shah can show written correspondence, I will not believe this. Just imagine Harry Potter with a miniature version of Dumbledore :)

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Human enough Jun 07, 2016 07:36pm

There must be some reason behind the decision that we don't know yet. Perhaps Naseeruddin Shah is a great actor. I can just imagine how would he look like if he was doing the role.

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Sachin Jun 07, 2016 07:39pm

This man would have made the whole movie look pathetic, thank god it did not happen

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Arisha G Jun 07, 2016 07:44pm

Richard Harris was the best Dumbledore!!

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Ravi Jun 07, 2016 08:19pm

Being called for audition and being cast as Dumbledore, huge gap. It's like being asked to appear in an exam and actually getting selected.

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Rahman Jun 07, 2016 09:44pm

Audition does not mean role, Mr. Shah. Do not get ahead of yourself.

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AG Jun 07, 2016 09:51pm

why not he can do that same if not better

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Saleem Raza Jun 08, 2016 12:17am

Well...wisdom or arrogance....that's the question

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Bilal Jun 08, 2016 02:14am

Funny... Naseeruddin Shah is one of the best actors of our generation. I am glad he didn't audition for a stupid role.

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Al Karim Jun 08, 2016 03:30am

Late Mr. Saved Jaffry would have been a good choice.

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Zoom Jun 08, 2016 03:38am

Nasiruddin Shah could do it,but unfortunately busy at home.

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SBB Jun 08, 2016 06:26am

@ Masood Is this mindless hatred really necessary? He was not offered the role. He was asked to audition... very different things. There are many good reasons why he may not have wanted that role or couldn't audition.

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Sri1 Jun 08, 2016 07:15am

Please NO. Maybe the desi version of Hari puttar, but not the English version. Such a supremely talented actor should stick to his limits in Indian and Pakistani cinema. We all can see how out of place and artificial people like Irrfan Khan appear in Hollywood, even with one fourth the talent that Shah has.

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Fahad Adnan Jun 08, 2016 09:36am

@Ali Exactly ...

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Fahad Adnan Jun 08, 2016 09:36am

@ANNA Lol ... :)

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Fahad Adnan Jun 08, 2016 09:37am

@ Masood Hahahahaha ...

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hassan Jun 08, 2016 10:11pm

he was not Offered the role....he was asked to audition

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Amarnath Jun 10, 2016 12:34pm

Perhaps people here are not aware. Naseeruddin used to act in parallel cinema (non-bollywood) long time back and was considered a talent there. When he made his first bollywood movie (tridev) it was groundshaking. people felt one more fine talent lost to bollywood nuisance. At any rate, he is indeed a fine actor.

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