Karan Johar Advised Aditya Chopra Not To Cast Anushka Sharma In ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ And Here’s Why

Anushka Sharma has come a long way since her debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Aditya Chopra’s ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’. But, if Aditya would have gone with director Karan Johar’s advice, we wonder if Anushka would have been successful at becoming a household name today. Recently in an interview, KJo, whose upcoming ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ will star Anushka as the female lead, revealed that he tried hard to convince Aditya not to cast the PK actress in the 2008 romantic comedy.

“I tried really hard. I told Aditya Chopra not to cast her”, Karan stated, adding, “He showed me pics of Anushka Sharma and all and I was like 'Are you mad? What are you thinking? During Rab Ne also... she was sitting as a Dulhan and that was her first shot and my mother was feeling bad.. she came and told me 'This poor girl seems lost' . And I was thinking 'Oh god, I will have to be nice to her and poor thing she doesn't know there is no career left after this'. I was shocked Adi wanted to cast her”.

“I used to stare at her thinking what did Adi see in her. But when I saw the film, she was okay. But what blew my mind was Band Baaja Baarat”. We wonder what Aditya observed in Anushka that Karan could not initially. But then, it’s better late than never. As of now, Anushka has worked with Karan in ‘Bombay Velvet’ and ADHM will mark their second collaboration. The upcoming flick is scheduled for release on October 28.

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