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Revealed! The Real Reason Why Anushka Sharma Was Selected For Sultan & Not Parineeti Chopra
Anushka Sharma is working for the first time with Salman Khan in Sultan. But not many people know that before Anushka, Parineeti Chopra was also being considered for the role. Now in a recent interview, director Ali Abbas Zafar revealed why Anushka was selected for the challenging role.
He
told
DNA,
"The
girl's
part
in
this
film,
it
was
imperative
to
get
that
right.
For
the
longest
time
we
wanted
a
new
girl,
I
want
to
be
very
honest
about
that.
We
auditioned
a
lot
of
girls
and
we
didn't
find
the
girl
that
we
wanted
for
that
character.
Then
we
started
toying
with
the
idea
of
casting
one
of
the
current
actresses
who
could
pull
off
this
character.''
He
further
added,
''On
top
of
that,
a
girl
also
had
to
physically
look
a
certain
way
because
she
is
an
athlete,
and
she
had
to
be
a
good
actress
who
could
match
the
standard
of
Salman
Khan.
And
if
she
was
a
star
it's
even
better.
That
is
how
after
almost
spending
two-three
months
time
figuring
out
who
we
want,
we
found
Anushka."
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"The
way
she
has
pulled
through...
In
the
film,
when
she
fights
international
tournaments,
she
is
very
good.
Wrestling
is
a
sport
of
strength,
but
it's
also
a
sport
of
technique.
You
have
to
use
your
mind
and
you
have
to
use
the
right
technique
and
Anushka
nailed
that," he
said.
He concluded, "All I will say is, when we were boiling down to things, there was a talk of Parineeti, because she had a body type. But I wanted Anushka because I just felt that. At the end of the day, as a director you can only go by your gut and instinct. And I went with that."
