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Juhi Chawla refuses to work with “gareeb” Manoj Bajpayee

Here's the latest update from the world of Bollywood. We bet you wouldn't want to miss this. Read on for details... Rishi Kapoor was not the first choice for Chalk N Duster

Ankur Pathak

Sun Jan 03 2016, 15:09:30 13875 views
Rishi Kapoor will be seen playing the role of a quizmaster in the upcoming Juhi Chawla-Shabana Azmi starrer Chalk N Duster. However, what you don’t know is that Rishi was not the first choice for the role. The makers had roped in Manoj Bajpayee, who had even reported on the set for the first day’s shoot – but was shown the door, courtesy Juhi.


Image Source: Manav Manglani 

When Manoj landed on the film’s set, Juhi was aghast to know that he will be playing the role of the quizmaster. We hear, the actress threw a ruckus, demanding that he be replaced. Reason?
 
A source told SpotboyE, “Juhi said he looks too poor to be playing the role of a quizmaster. She felt that they should get a sophisticated actor for the part.” (Ironically, Manoj plays an academician in his next film, the Hansal Mehta-directed Aligarh.)
 
Director Jayant Gilatar tried to talk her out of the situation but the actress was adamant. Since there was no way out, the director and producer had to finally relent to her demand. They dropped Manoj like a hot potato and roped in the more ‘sophisticated-looking’ Rishi Kapoor.

Manoj remained unavailable for comment. As for Juhi, clearly she has forgotten her Swami days when she was more than happy to play the female lead opposite Manoj.

Image Source: bollywood-ish.blogspot & .fantastikindia

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