In the entertainment industry, there are often times when actors gets replaced or do not feature in the movie despite being the first choice of the makers. Over the years, Kareena Kapoor Khan has won the hearts of the audience with her acting skills and stellar performances. She is currently gearing up for the release of her upcoming movie titled Laal Singh Chaddha. Ahead of the movie release, the Laal Singh Chaddha actress made an appearance on Karan Johar hosted show Koffee With Karan, season 7 with her co-star Aamir Khan.
On Koffee With Karan 7, Karan Johar asked Aamir Khan if Kareena Kapoor Khan was not the first choice for the movie Laal Singh Chaddha. Aamir reacted to the same and said, “No, because we were actually thinking about age group. Both the characters have a journey from 18 to 50 years of life..” He mentioned that Kareena was not the first choice for Laal Singh Chaddha, but it was another actor.
However, with Kareena’s long acting career, there have been times when the actress was the first choice, but the project didn’t go through. From Devdas to Dostana, check out the movies where the Laal Singh Chaddha actress was a the first choice for the film, which eventually she did not feature in.
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Devdas
The Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie recently completed two decades since its release. And, apart from the makers, the cast of Devdas also celebrated the success of the film. According to reports, Kareena was initially offered a role in the film. She reportedly even gave a screen test. However, the things did not work out.
Dostana
The 2008 movie Dostana, featuring Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan was loved by all. Reportedly, Kareena was approached for the role of Neha Melwani, eventually played by Priyanka in the movie. The film also has a sequel which is on the cards.
LoveStory 2050
The movie LoveStory 2050 was directed by Harry Baweja and featured Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra in key roles. As per reports, Kareena was the first choice for the film, but the makers planned to go with Priyanka next.
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Kareena Kapoor was reportedly the first choice to play the role of Madhvi Sharma in the movie directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The role eventually went up to Konkona Sen.
Bride & Prejudice
Kareena was approached for a role in this movie that featured Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. As per reports, Gurinder Chadha, the director of Bride & Prejudice had approached Kapoor to play Aishwarya’s sister in the movie. However, the plan did not chalk out.
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