New Delhi: Bhumika Chawla recently revealed how she was frequently replaced in films, despite starring alongside Salman Khan in ‘Tere Naam’. She said she had offers for lead roles in films like ‘Jab We Met’ and ‘Munna Bhai MBBS’. However, for some reason, it finally went to Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan.
During an interview with RJ Siddharth Kanan, the actor said in Hindi, “I got many offers. I’ve always been selective and choosy about what I do. I had signed a big film after it, that unfortunately the production changed, then hero changed, the film title changed. Then the heroine was changed too. But if I would have done that it would have been different. So they say, jo likha hai, woh hota hai. I waited for that film for one year and didn’t sign any other film. Later I signed another film which didn’t happen too. Baki jo ki gayi woh sayad utni chali nahi ya chali, it’s just like gambling, you don’t know when and which movie will work.”
“The only time I felt bad was when I signed Jab We Met and it didn’t happen. I was the first one, Bobby (Deol) and me, when it was called Train. Then, it was Shahid (Kapoor) and me, and then Shahid and Ayesha (Takia), and then Shahid and Kareena (Kapoor). That’s how things happened but it’s okay,” she added.
Chawla confirmed when the interviewer asked if ‘Jab We Met’ was the movie she was referring to.
The actor said, “I only felt bad once and then never again because I just move on. I don’t think much about it. I had signed Munna Bhai MBBS but it didn’t happen. Kannathil Muthamittal with Mani (Ratnam) sir didn’t happen.”
‘Tere Naam’ marked Bhumika Chawla’s Bollywood debut. The 2003 release was written by Bala and Jainendra Jain and was directed by Satish Kaushik. It is a remake of Bala’s original 1999 Tamil film ‘Sethu’. Bhumika recently reunited with Salman in the film ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’.