Rhea Chakraborty auditioned for Band Baaja Baarat but got rejected
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By Puri
Newbie
Rhea
Chakraborty,
who
is
making
her
Bollywood
debut
in
Yash
Raj
Films'
Mere
Dad
Ki
Maruti,
says
she
had
auditioned
to
play
the
leading
lady
in
Band
Baaja
Baarat.
Rhea
appeared
in
Telugu
film
Tuneega
Tuneega
last
year,
which
marked
her
entry
in
films.
"I
had
auditioned
for
Band
Baaja
Baarat
but
did
not
get
selected.
I
was
feeling
bad,
was
upset.
But
I
think
certain
films
are
meant
by
destiny.
And
that
film
was
not
meant
for
me.
May
be
the
makers
felt
I
did
not
fit
the
bill
as
I
was
just
17-year-old,
so
it's
ok," Rhea
told
PTI.
Band
Baaja
Baarat,
a
romantic-comedy
set
in
the
world
of
wedding
planning,
was
produced
by
Aditya
Chopra.
The
2010
film,
directed
by
debutant
Maneesh
Sharma
and
starring
Anushka
Sharma
and
Ranveer
Singh,
was
a
big
hit.
"I
did
audition
for
quite
a
few
YRF
films.
And
I
am
happy
Mere
Dad
Ki
Maruti
happened.
I
feel
lucky
to
be
a
part
of
this
project,"
the
MTV
VJ-turned-actress
said.
"Even
for
this
film
I
had
to
undergo
several
rounds
of
audition.
When
I
got
selected
I
was
not
aware
how
to
react,
what
to
say,"
she
said.
Rhea
will
be
seen
in
the
movie
opposite
Saqib
Saleem
of
Mujhse
Fraandship
Karoge
fame.
Mere
Dad
Ki
Maruti
is
directed
by
debutante
Ashima
Chibber,
who
has
worked
as
assistant
director
on
films
like
Chak
De
India,
Rockstar
and
others.
The
film
is
set
to
release
on
March
15.
"I
am
quite
excited
about
my
first
film
release
here.
I
am
fully
charged
up
for
the
film.
I
hope
the
audience
like
it,"
she
said.
The
comedy
is
set
against
the
backdrop
of
a
loud
Punjabi
wedding
in
Chandigarh
and
is
the
story
of
a
boy
who
sneaks
out
with
his
father's
fancy
new
car
to
impress
a
girl.
Even
before
her
debut
Hindi
film
hits
cinema
houses,
Rhea
has
signed
two
films
but
refuses
to
talk
about
it.
One
film
is
with
Rohan
Sippy
titled
Sonali
Cable
and
the
other
is
likely
with
YRF.