Aamir Khan's actor son Junaid Khan revealed that Kiran Rao chose Sparsh Shrivastava over him for her directorial 'Laapataa Ladies'. He told Vickey Lalwani, "I did a screen test for the film, but Kiran just said, 'Sparsh Shrivastava is better for the part,' and I agree with her." Junaid said the decision did not affect his relationship with Kiran.