Who was the first choice for Samrat in Miley Jab Hum Tum?

Arjun Bijlani, who is currently seen as Mayank in Miley Jab Hum Tum was the first choice to play Samrat (now played by actor Mohit Sehgal) in the show. But he turned down the offer as the show was taking long to go on air. However, later he was approached to play Mayank and the rest is history.