Bharat: The Director Ali Abbas Zafar declared Priyanka Chopra’s exit from the film and co-producer Nikhil Namit slammed her for being ‘unprofessional’, rumors of Katrina Kaif going in the shoes of former Miss World started doing the rounds. The recent development suggests Kaif has been finalized because of the female lead.
Zafar, who has previously worked with Kaif in this movies “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” and “Tiger Zinda Hai”, confirmed during a statement on Monday and he is excited for being a part with the actress, again.
The Director said “I am very excited to work with great Bollywood star Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan all over again for ‘Bharat’. we’ve got had exciting collaborations within the past and it’s very interesting to work with the couple once more. it’s terribly pleasant to work with the immensely talented role player yet again”
On Friday, Zafar had declared that Chopra set to opt out of the highly-anticipated project for a “very terribly special” reason, that left many wondering if the actress was obtaining hitched to Nick Jonas.
“Priyanka Chopra is not anymore a part of Bharat reason is extremely very special, she told us within the Nick of time about her decision and that we are very happy for her. The Team Bharat wishes priyankachopra loads of love & happiness forever.
On Saturday, Bharat movie co-producer Nikhil Namit too confirmed actress’ exit from the project because of her engagement with Jonas.
Bharat, that went on floors earlier this month, has already begun the first schedule including a grand circus sequence that includes Khan and Disha Patani.
Kaif is going to be joining the shoot within the upcoming schedules that begin in September. The film can feature Khan sporting 5 totally different looks spanning 60 years. an important part can have Khan in his late 20s, looking leaner and younger.
Bharat is an official adaptation of the South Korean film – Ode To My Father, which depicted modern Korean history from the 1950s to the current day through the life of an ordinary man and events like the Hungnam Evacuation during the 1950 Korean war.
Produced by Atul Agnihotri’s Reel Life Production Pvt Ltd and Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series, the film is slated for Eid release next year.
Bharat, a locality of that is set within the circus, additionally stars Disha Patani, Tabu, and Nora Fatehi among others. Salman Khan plays the role of a daredevil stunt artiste within the circus, a glimpse of that was shared by Ali Abbas Zafar recently.