Kiara Advani & Mouni Roy Were Running Ahead Of Disha Patani For Bharat, But...
Here’s an exciting scoop around Disha Patani’s casting in Bharat. The leggy lass wasn’t the first choice to play the part. The role was earlier offered to Salman Khan’s first girlfriend Shaheen Jaffrey’s niece Kiara Advani...
News of Priyanka Chopra and Salman Khan joining hands for Ali Abbas Zafar’s next Bharat, was music to their fans’ ears.
As if getting the two was not enough of a casting coup, it was later announced that the MS Dhoni actress Disha Patani is also joining the cast.
Packing Priyanka’s acting might, Salman’s superstardom and Disha’s drop-dead gorgeous looks Bharat promises to be one of the biggest films of 2019.
But let us tell you an exciting scoop around Disha’s casting. The leggy lass wasn’t the first choice to play the part. The role was earlier offered to Salman Khan’s first girlfriend Shaheen Jaffrey’s niece Kiara Advani.
Salman Khan And Priyanka Chopra
A source close to Salman Khan revealed that the superstar was keen to cast Kiara in his upcoming film. In fact, his close friend Prashant Gunjalkar who looks after Salman Khan Films’ production wing, even had a meeting with Kiara twice over. Somehow things didn’t work out and the role went to Disha Patani.
We have also learnt that Mouni Roy was being considered for the part too. However, the discussion hit a roadblock because of date issues.
Disha Patani
Finally, it’s Disha Patani who will be seen portraying the role of a trapeze artist in a Circus set in the 1960s in Bharat. The actress will be playing a pivotal part in the film and has a strong character. With the circus segment, director Ali Abbas Zafar is paying an ode to Raj Kapoor. The veteran actor had presented the cult film 'Mera Naam Joker' focusing on the life of circus artists. Ali Abbas Zafar wishes to pay his respect to the actor via his film.
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