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Salman Khan's still upset with Priyanka Chopra for dropping out of Bharat last minute

Salman Khan's still upset with Priyanka Chopra for dropping out of Bharat last minute

"Katrina Kaif worked really hard to prepare for the role. If only Priyanka Chopra gave us more time..." said Salman.
05 May, 2019

Salman Khan is still not over Priyanka Chopra's last minute withdrawal from his film Bharat.

During a live session with the film's leads, Katrina Kaif, who filled in for PC, told the session's moderator Bharat director Ali Abbas Zafar, that she had a very short period of time to prepare for the role of Kumud Raina and Salman quipped that it was because Priyanka deserted the project at the eleventh hour.

"I had two months to prepare for the role and I worked extremely hard. Ali was very, very clear at least about the look of the character and once we cracked the physicality and hair, it was a big help for us. The character was extremely well written, very strong, a woman fighting in a man's world. Once the structure was in place it was about putting as much preparation and reading the scenes and rehearsing with Ali and my coach was helping me too," said the actress.

Salman added, "Yes, Katrina Kaif worked really hard to prepare for the role. If only Priyanka Chopra gave us more time..."

Ali Abbas Zafar, quickly cut in and said: "Next question..."

Last year in April, Priyanka Chopra was announced as the lead opposite Salman in Bharat, however, three months later she called it quits claiming that the film's shooting schedule clashed with her wedding dates. While the director was happy for her, the producer called her 'unprofessional' and Salman, reportedly said,"We said [to Priyanka] of course, if you don’t want to do it, don’t do it. We were given different reasons back then."

"But whatever the reason may be, the wedding, the movie, or if she doesn’t want to work in an Indian movie, or doesn’t want to work with me, or work only in Hollywood films and TV, they are her reasons. We are really happy and supportive about her doing good work. So what if she doesn’t work here? She is making India proud out there. If she doesn’t work with Salman but works with a big hero in Hollywood, she is making India proud," he added.

Bharat, based on Korean war drama An Ode To My Father, also stars Tabu, Disha Patani, Sunil Grover and Jackie Shroff and is scheduled to release June 9th.

Comments

thinking May 05, 2019 12:36pm
This guy dwells so much in the past
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Nick May 05, 2019 01:22pm
She's an international star now. Salman can keep making his over the top movies with the same action scenes and same material and terrible dialogues. Priyanka doesn't and shouldn't care.
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Zulfiqar May 05, 2019 02:14pm
@Nick Salman’s movies are way bigger than anything Priyanka has done
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Ibrahim May 05, 2019 02:38pm
Busy schedule.
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Shashi Kumar May 05, 2019 04:10pm
Priyanka deserves much better than this.... it's good that she walked out of the film.
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Laila May 05, 2019 04:20pm
Frankly I don't think Priyanka cares. Like at all.
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Ahsan Gul May 05, 2019 04:42pm
Is this an important news Pakistani need to know?
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A. ALI May 05, 2019 05:38pm
Under on going situation would suggest bollywood news please be given some respite to put sanity in our already out of hand media.
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Veera kannadiga May 05, 2019 07:18pm
As if Salman or his fans care who Priyanka Chopra is. Salman himself is a super star and his name is enough for the movie to be a blockbuster. Anyway this is Priyanka Chopra's loss because she just missed the biggest blockbuster of her life by backing off from Bharat.
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Parry May 05, 2019 10:13pm
@Nick I agree with you nick . Sometime male ego comes in between .
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Jawwad May 05, 2019 10:27pm
Priyanka is the true face of India not the likes of Salman Khan or Amir Khan.
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Kamlesh Kumar May 06, 2019 01:03am
My favorite actor Ajay devgen
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Tony May 06, 2019 01:31am
How cares!
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chidu May 06, 2019 02:31am
Sore loser
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Shahid Haneef May 06, 2019 07:51am
Why would Priyanka care for Salman’s b-grade movies and c-grade talent ? She is an international star...
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