CTRL director Vikramaditya Motwane has revealed that Ajay Devgn was his first choice as the father in Udaan. Here's how Ronit Roy was cast for the role.

Director Vikramaditya Motwane recently revealed that he initially considered Ajay Devgn for the role of the father in his debut directorial Udaan. The character was ultimately played by Ronit Roy. Vikramaditya said he decided against approaching Ajay for the role because he knew that if the actor agrees he,

Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane toiled away for half-a-decade to get his debut film Udaan off the ground. He wrote the script in 2003, and spent several years trying to convince producers to invest in it.

Vikramaditya Motwane, who recently helmed Ananya Panday's CTRL, is one of the terrific filmmakers in Hindi cinema. The director started his journey in 2010 with his debut film, Udaan. The coming-of-age drama starred then-newcomer Rajat Barmecha in the lead role and celebrated actor Ronit Roy was cast as his father.

Vikramaditya Motwane recalled how he had thought of Ajay Devgn while writing Udaan. He mentioned how he had considered Devgn to play the role of the father but he never approached him.