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9 desi actors who could believably play Aladdin
Disney's remake of Aladdin seems to have hit a roadblock. According to reports, filmmakers of the upcoming live-action remake can't seem to find anyone in South Asia for the lead roles.
Ahem. We repeat, Disney is still struggling to find 20-year-olds who can act, sing and dance... in South Asia.
Honestly, from a pool of 2,000 auditions, there wasn't one that fit into the role of Aladdin, not even from Bollywood or our local industry?
Since we grew up with Disney films and we know the local and international entertainment industry well, we're going to help Guy Ritchie out here and give him a few options from which he can choose.
Here's our list of actors who'd fit the role of Aladdin like a hand in a glove.