Varun Dhawan was supposed to play the role of Ayushmann in Andhadhun!
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Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma were considered to be playing female lead role in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. The role, however, ultimately went to Deepika Padukone.
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Katrina Kaif too rejected the role who was eventually played by Ileana D’Cruz in Barfi!.
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Anushka Sharma, on the other hand, had refuse Deepika’s role in Tamasha.
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It’s a little hard to digest this news at this point, given the absolute perfection of Alia Bhatt’s performance, but Priyanka Chopra Jonas was originally planned to play Gangubai in Gangubai Kathiawadi.
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Deepika Padukone and Rani Mukherji were also reportedly approached.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas too leave the main role in Bharath, supposedly at the last minute, and Katrina Kaif took her place.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Parineeti Chopra were the two roles offered in Udta Punjab but they were eventually played by Kareena Kapoor Khan and Alia Bhatt.
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It was supposed to be the original cast of Bajirao Mastani.
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However, things obviously looked very different when the film was finally released in 2015.
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Ranveer Singh ended up playing Bajirao, Deepika was Mastani, and Priyanka was Kashibai. All three were spectacular in their respective roles.
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Sriram Raghavan, the director of the 2018 gem, Andhadhunhad initially approached Varun Dhawan for the lead role.
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Irrfan Khan, not Vicky Kaushal, was director Shoojit Sircar first choice to play Udham Singh in Sardar Udham. Khan, however, stepped back due to his health issues.
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Taboo and Irrfan Khan were the first choices to play the parents in Badhaai Ho.
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Although things didn’t materialize, it was Tabu who suggested casting Neena Gupta as Priyamvada “Bubbly” Kaushik.
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This was the original cast of Manmarziyaan.
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However, the film was quite well received with Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal as the ultimate protagonists.
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Tara Sutariaand not Kiara Advani, was the director’s first choice to play Preeti in Kabir Singh.
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Here is what the 83 the cast actually looked like:
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Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatand Hrithik Roshan were all, at some point, considered for roles in Atrangi Re.
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However, things looked quite different when the film was released in 2021 with Dhanush, Sara Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar leading the way.
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And finally, Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan were offered the role of Fawad Khan in Kapoor & Sons.
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