New Delhi, April 27 -- Aamir Khan was the first choice for playing the iconic villain Langda Tyagi in director Vishal Bharadwaj's 2006 movie Omkara. However, writer Robin Bhatt shared that the filmmakers could not picture him playing the role.

Omkara is Vishal Bharadwaj's adaptation of Shakespeare's renowned play, Othello.

In a recent interview with the Friday Talkies, Robin Bhatt said, "Aamir was ready to do the villain's role. However, at one point, we decided that Aamir was not the right choice for the film."

He said their second choice was Saif Ali Khan. But with him, the makers faced the issue of dialect.

After offering Langda Tyagi's role to Saif, the greatest challenge for him and the makers was the local dialect of western UP,...