EXCLUSIVE: Ameesha Patel reveals being replaced in Aamir Khan’s Oscar-nominated film Lagaan for THIS reason; says, “I was the ultimate choice…”

Ameesha Patel is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. Patel is the recipient of several awards such as a Filmfare Award and a Zee Cine Award. She began her Bollywood journey with Hrithik Roshan’s Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, Ameesha Patel

Ameesha Patel opens up on Lagaan

When speaking about her name being associated with different projects including Aamir Khan starrer Lagaan, Ameesha Patel said, “During Lagaan, I was finalized for the film. The dates were fixed, and everything was set. The reason I was chosen for Gadar was because of my education, inherent sophistication, a certain posture and body language. And my background of coming from a political family. Sakina’s character, which in real life also was a background for Ameesha, was an educated, English-educated girl, someone who went to an English school. So, all these things, I was the correct choice for Gadar. They had auditions with 500 girls and screen-tested 500 girls, and, you know, I was the ultimate choice for them.”

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The actress continued, “I got selected for Lagaan, and I was shooting for Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai in New Zealand when my secretary called me and said that the Lagaan dates were shifted for Gadar. I said, ‘Why?’ He said, ‘They don’t feel you’re right for the casting for no apparent reason, but she has to play a village belle, and you don’t look convincing enough for that.’ I looked too educated for that, too well-exposed to the world, which I was. I was well-read and well-travelled from a very young age, and I was foreign-educated.”

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She concluded, ” So maybe my director felt that would interfere in getting the characterization on screen. Of course, if given a chance, I’m sure I would have worked around it and done a good job. But no hard feelings because Gracy Singh did a fabulous job. The film was fabulous, and Gadar and Lagaan released on the same day and we got what we had to get, and history continues.”

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