Nushrrat Bharuccha talked about being replaced by Ananya Panday in the sequel to Dream Girl
Nushrratt Bharuccha's new film Akelli is releasing on the same day as Dream Girl 2
Actress Nushrratt Bharuccha had starred opposite Ayushmann Khurrana in the 2019 movie Dream Girl. The film won the audience's hearts with Ayushmann's portrayal of a man who uses his unique ability to talk in a woman's voice to work in a call center at night. The comedy, set in small-town India, also highlighted some social issues. Nushrratt played the role of Ayushmann's love interest in the film.
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Four years later, the film's makers are all set to release its sequel. But this time, they have cast Ananya Panday as the leading lady, in place of Nushrrat. The actress has expressed disappointment over not being chosen for the sequel.
In a recent interview with ETimes, Nushrratt said, "I was a part of Dream Girl 1 and I love that whole team. I terribly miss working with them. But why they didn't cast me in Dream Girl 2, I think only they can answer. I don't know, there is no logic and there is no answer to it. But why didn't they cast me? I am a human being, so of course it hurts. And of course it feels unfair. But I get it, it is their decision. Cool, no problem."
While she couldn't be a part of Dream Girl 2, Nushrratt is going head-to-head with the film at the box office. Her upcoming film Akelli is releasing in theatres on the same day as Dream Girl 2, on August 25. It wasn't pre-planned though, the actress explained. "Technically, my film was to release on the 18th (August) but because of some censor issues, we didn't have permissions of certain kind and we had to delay it. We didn't want to, but we had to," Nushrratt revealed.
The actress also said that when she announced the release date of Akelli, the director of Dream Girl, Raaj Shaandilyaa, had reacted to her social media post. "Raj sir reacted to my story and said, ‘All the best’. And I responded to him saying, ‘Sir, something is connected in our universe. I wasn't in your film, but my second film is releasing on the same day’," the actress shared.
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