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Sara Ali Khan’s last release on OTT was Karan Johar backed Ae Watan Mere Watan, where she brought alive the life of freedom fighter Usha Mehta. Now it seems, actor Bakhtiyaar Irani could have shared screen space with Sara, had he not been replaced at the last minute.
During his conversation on Inside The Mind With Rushabh, he said, “ The director calls me, it’s (a Karan Johar production).I didn’t know, I thought I was meeting Kanan (Iyer) the director. I met him, he told me that I am very well built, but in the 1940s, people were puny. So I lost 8 kgs in one and a half months and went back to him. He said, ‘Very good, agle (next) week contract signing’. Everything was done. I told my wife and family and my close circle of friends about it, I told about 30 people as I was signing it the next day. I wondered what could go wrong, so I told them. But then it didn’t happen. This is the character that Sara Ali Khan came to (for help).” Bakhtiyaar mentioned he was very excited for the film.
“ Bigger name, (not) a good actor… and I have gone through auditions, proper auditions. Kanan, the director, he loved me. Everything was proper. But I decided not to talk about it… But it was a very big jhatka (shock) for me because (it would have been a big opportunity) for me” he added.
During his conversation on Inside The Mind With Rushabh, he said, “ The director calls me, it’s (a Karan Johar production).I didn’t know, I thought I was meeting Kanan (Iyer) the director. I met him, he told me that I am very well built, but in the 1940s, people were puny. So I lost 8 kgs in one and a half months and went back to him. He said, ‘Very good, agle (next) week contract signing’. Everything was done. I told my wife and family and my close circle of friends about it, I told about 30 people as I was signing it the next day. I wondered what could go wrong, so I told them. But then it didn’t happen. This is the character that Sara Ali Khan came to (for help).” Bakhtiyaar mentioned he was very excited for the film.
“ Bigger name, (not) a good actor… and I have gone through auditions, proper auditions. Kanan, the director, he loved me. Everything was proper. But I decided not to talk about it… But it was a very big jhatka (shock) for me because (it would have been a big opportunity) for me” he added.