Ronit Roy has disclosed that Karan Johar’s crew refused to relinquish his Student of the Year shooting dates, which is why he was unable to participate in the Hollywood production Zero Dark Thirty. He further stated that SOTY was not produced on time.
Due to Karan Johar’s team from Student of the Year’s refusal to change the release date for the movie, Roy was unable to accept an offer to work in the Hollywood production Zero Dark Thirty. When Ronit recently went on the comedy programme The Kapil Sharma Show to promote Shehzada with the cast of his new film, Shehzada, including Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon, he explained why he was unable to attend the Hollywood production.
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 chosen for the movie Zero Dark Thirty without going through any auditions,” Ronit responded. I was informed that Kathryn Bigelow, the filmmaker, had seen my work and was interested in casting me. That an Oscar-winning director chose me for her movie astounded me.
But their films are booked, and Karan Johar had all of my dates, he said. I requested a date change since working with an Oscar-winning filmmaker on a Hollywood production was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. But they—not Karan, but rather those who worked with him—refused to let me go and denied to change my Student of the Year audition dates. So I had to say no. Then, when I called Karan a week before the Student of the Year filming to enquire when it would start, he informed me that they were not shooting as planned. That was the biggest letdown, so. I was unable to accept that offer, and even they (Karan’s film) were late.
Ronit has already mentioned receiving an offer for Zero Dark Thirty. He stated, “I genuinely regret not being able to do Homeland and Zero Dark Thirty,” in an interview with Hindustan Times from 2016. If I could have worked with Kathryn Bigelow, I would have. It would have aided in my development as an actor. However, I don’t dwell on regrets. When I was approached for ZDT, I had other obligations, so the dates didn’t work out.
Ronit had expressed sorrow for passing on the project in an interview with PTI in 2013. “Zero Dark Thirty offered me a very intriguing position. But regrettably, I was unable to execute it because of a conflicting date. I watched the movie, and I regret that I wasn’t involved. I couldn’t pass up the chance to collaborate with Karan Johar while filming Student of the Year because I had been hoping for a chance to do so. There was no way I could coordinate my dates for Zero Dark Thirty while we were filming in Thailand.
