Rohit Shetty Gave Simmba To Sara Ali Khan Because She Asked For It, Filmmaker's Name Now Dragged Into Nepotism Storm

Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara Ali Khan’s debut was a subject of headlines long before the actress first appeared on the big screen with Kedarnath opposite Sushant Singh Rajput and became an instant sensation. The actress went on to star in the blockbuster Simmba in the same year and it is a well known fact that she had in fact asked to be a part of the project.

Simmba starring Ranveer Singh is the biggest film of Rohit Shetty’s cop universe yet and the filmmaker in an old interview had admitted that he was teary eyed when Saif’s daughter walked up to him and said, ‘please give me work’.

In the clip that has gotten caught up in the nepotism storm Rohit said, “Ab yeh star ban gayi hai toh main bol sakta hoon, usne aise bola ki sir please mujhe kaam dedo. Literaily aise kiya (gesturing folded hands). Saif Ali Khan ki beti. Amrita Singh aur Saif Ali Khan ki daughter, akele chal ke office mein aana, aur director ke samne baithke kehna ki sir mereko kaam dedo please, mujhe rona aagaya. Maine kahan tu picture karle.[Amrita Singh and Saif AliKhan’s daughter, coming into an office alone and sitting in front of a director telling him please give me work made me cry. I told her you do the film].

In the aftermath of Sushant’s death netizens did not spare the filmmaker for hiring a star-kid in a film just because she asked for the role.

Sara who turned 25 this year was earlier seen in Love Aaj Kal opposite Kartik Aaryan but the film tanked at the box office.