Editing Maqbool (section)

== Production ==
[[Irrfan Khan]] was selected to portray the lead role after attempts to sign [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Kay Kay Menon]] failed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chhabra |first=Aseem |url=https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/how-irrfan-khan-landed-role-of-maqbool/411201/ |title=Irrfan Khan landed the role of Maqbool after Naseeruddin Shah vetoed Kamal Haasan |work=[[ThePrint]] |access-date=30 April 2020 |url-status=live |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011145109/https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/how-irrfan-khan-landed-role-of-maqbool/411201/ }}</ref> In 2023, Vishal Bhardwaj revealed that the team had reached advanced discussions with Kamal Haasan, but the actor wanted the film to be a bilingual shot in Tamil and Hindi, with separate actors brought in for the Tamil version. Vishal Bharadwaj was unwilling to compromise on making the film just in Hindi, with Naseeruddin Shah also noting his reluctance to work with Kamal Haasan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vishal-bhardwaj-rumour-naseeruddin-shah-refused-to-do-maqbool-if-kamal-haasan-starred-in-it-8994711/ | title=Vishal Bhardwaj addresses rumour that Naseeruddin Shah refused to do Maqbool if Kamal Haasan starred in it: 'Tum soch lo' | date=22 October 2023 }}</ref>