Heropanti 2: Sara Ali Khan Was The Top Contender For The Female Lead, Was Dropped For This Reason?

Tiger Shroff's Heropanti 2 had been announced some months back and it made all the fans super excited. While the lead actor is definitely finalised, Kriti Sanon won't return as the female lead. In this one, Tiger would reunite with his Student Of The Year 2 co-star, Tara Sutaria. Now, we are getting to hear that Sara Ali Khan was being considered for the role. However, she was dropped by the makers.

According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, Sara was the top contender for the role opposite Tiger Shroff. A source even told the portal that she was just a step away from signing it, as all the modalities had been done. However, around this time, she was summoned by the NCB. Protests broke all across the country and many were claiming to boycott films that would have her.

The source said, "Sara was immediately dropped from Heropanti 2. Tiger Shroff who shares a warm bond with his Student of The Year 2 co-star Tara Sutaria told the producers to sign Tara instead. Tara, being an outsider with no family backing, served as the perfect replacement for Sara. While the makers didn't want to do this, they also had no choice but to go ahead with this plan in order to save the project."

Well, Sara's name was eventually cleared and she would soon be seen on the computer screens with Coolie No.1. She is currently busy filming Aanand L. Rai's Atrangi Re.