Ameesha
Patel
On
Kareena
Kapoor's
Exit
From
Kaho
Naa...:
In
a
startling
revelation,
actress
Ameesha
Patel
has
opened
up
on
the
circumstances
surrounding
Kareena
Kapoor's
exit
from
the
2000
blockbuster,
Kaho
Naa...
Pyaar
Hai,
a
movie
that
marked
the
debut
of
Hrithik
Roshan.
Contrary
to
earlier
reports
and
speculations,
Ameesha
Patel
revealed
that
Kareena
Kapoor
was
not
the
one
to
back
out
of
the
project
but
was,
in
fact,
asked
to
leave
due
to
differences
with
the
director,
Rakesh
Roshan.
AMEESHA
PATEL
SAYS
KAREENA
KAPOOR
WAS
ASKED
TO
LEAVE
KAHO
NAA...PYAAR
HAI
Kareena
Kapoor,
who
eventually
made
her
cinematic
debut
with
Refugee
in
2000,
was
initially
cast
opposite
Hrithik
Roshan
in
Kaho
Naa...
Pyaar
Hai.
However,
she
departed
from
the
project
after
a
few
days
of
filming,
after
which
Ameesha
Patel
was
roped
in
for
the
role.
Ameesha
Patel
recently
shared
her
side
of
the
story
in
an
interview,
explaining
that
Rakesh
Roshan
had
requested
Kareena
Kapoor
to
leave
the
film,
citing
creative
differences
between
them.
According
to
Ameesha,
Roshan's
wife,
Pinkie,
was
taken
aback
by
this
decision.
The
film's
sets
were
ready,
a
substantial
amount
of
money
had
already
been
invested,
and
Hrithik's
debut
was
a
highly
anticipated
moment
for
the
entire
team.
"Actually,
she
[Kareena]
didn't
back
out.
From
what
Rakesh
ji
told
me,
he
asked
her
to
leave
the
film
because
they
were
having
differences.
And
Pinkie
aunty,
his
wife
and
Hrithik's
mom,
said
that
they
were
shocked
because
the
set
was
ready,
and
a
replacement,
Sonia
had
to
be
found
in
three
days,
and
crores
of
rupees
(had
been
spent)
on
that
set,
and
it
was
Hrithik's
debut,
and
everyone
was
really
stressed.
Pinky
aunty
told
me
that
the
day
Rakesh
saw
me
at
the
wedding,
he
did
not
sleep
all
night.
He
was
like
'I
got
my
Sonia,
I
got
my
Sonia,
but
I
hope
she
says
yes'," Ameesha
disclosed.
AMEESHA
PATEL
SAYS
RAKESH
RODSHAN
CONSIDERS
HER
CASTING
A
BLESSING
IN
DISGUISE
Furthermore,
Ameesha
Patel
went
on
to
express
that
Rakesh
Roshan
has
often
praised
her
dedication
to
the
film's
sets
and
considers
her
casting
to
be
a
blessing
in
disguise.
As
for
their
respective
careers,
Ameesha
Patel
is
currently
basking
in
the
success
of
her
recent
film,
Gadar
2,
which
has
achieved
remarkable
box
office
earnings,
crossing
the
Rs
500
crore
mark.
On
the
other
hand,
Kareena
Kapoor
is
gearing
up
to
appear
in
the
highly
anticipated
Netflix
thriller
Jaane
Jaan.