Saif
Wasn’t
The
First
Choice
For
Parineeta
While
speaking
to
an
entertainment
portal,
Saif
had
said,
"Vidhu
didn't
want
either
me
or
Vidya!
Yeah
that
is
way
I
started
off!
Though
Pradeep
was
keen
on
having
me,
Vidhu
didn't
think
I
could
manage
it
fine.
And
like
he'll
tell
you,
it
was
me
who
bullied
my
way
into
the
film."
Saif
Wanted
Aishwarya
For
Parineeta
Saif
had
further
added,
"And
today
when
I
look
back
and
visualize
Parineeta,
not
only
do
I
see
myself,
I
also
see
Vidya
Balan.
I
think
she
is
mind-blowing.
I
would
have
preferred
Ash
(Aishwarya
Rai)
to
Vidya.
I
will
not
be
a
prude
and
tell
you
that
at
first
notice
itself
I
knew
that
she
will
be
the
super
star
of
tomorrow,
no,
that
wasn't
what
I
thought."
Saif
Loved
Vidya’s
Rawness
While
Shooting
For
Parineeta
While
praising
Vidya,
Saif
shared,
"What
I
would
have
ideally
loved
is
to
co-star
with
a
big
star
like
Aishwarya
or
Rani.
But
while
shooting
with
Vidya
I
realized
that
there
is
no
other
actress
who
could
have
done
that
role
as
well
as
Vidya."
"There
is
a
genuineness
about
her
that
she
has
brought
on
screen.
I
don't
think
an
established
actor
could
substitute
the
rawness
that
Vidya
has
delivered."
On
A
Related
Note,
Here’s
Why
VVC
Casted
Vidya
In
another
interview,
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
had
revealed
the
real
reason
behind
selecting
Vidya
for
Parineeta.
He
said,
"I
opted
for
a
newbie
instead
of
an
A-lister
simply
because
she
is
brilliant!
We
screen
tested
her
for
6
months
until
we
were
convinced
that
there
couldn't
have
been
a
more
perfect
Lolita
than
Vidya."
Well,
we
don't
know
how
well
Aishwarya
or
Rani
would
have
pulled
off
the
lead
character
in
Parineeta,
but
one
thing
is
sure
that
Vidya
did
full
justice
to
her
role,
and
her
performance
was
every
bit
perfect!