Ok,
here's
the
peg.
Anushka
Sharma
is
in
good
company.
The
question
is,
shall
we
thank
Aditya
Chopra
or
Nikhil
Advani
or
both?
So
here's
a
short
story
on
why
Nikhil
Advani
opted
for
Anushka
Sharma
for
Patiala
House.
One
of
the
close
sources
from
London
reveals,
"Nikhil
Advani
still
remembers
the
day
when
he
read
an
article
on
why
Aditya
Chopra
cast
Anushka
Sharma
opposite
Shahrukh
Khan
for
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi.
The
reason
which
Adi
gave
to
the
Press
was
that
he
wanted
the
audiences
to
feel
that
they
were
watching
a
SRK
film
but
landed
up
coming
out
of
the
cinema
houses
seeing
Suri,
the
character
SRK
plays
in
the
film."
The
source
adds
further,
"If
Nikhil
had
cast
any
well
known
face
opposite
Akshay
Kumar,
the
audiences
reaction
would
be
different.
Here
they
are
clearly
going
to
go
in
the
cinemas
watching
an
Akshay
Kumar
film
but
he
wants
them
to
come
out
of
the
theaters
watching
the
character
Akki
plays.
Nikhil
wanted
to
make
the
characters
real
and
so
he
cast
Anushka
Sharma.
People
are
going
to
remember
the
character
Anushka
plays
more
than
the
actress
of
RNBDJ.
Add
to
that,
she
is
only
remembered
through
RNBDJ
as
of
now.
Patiala
House
is
a
film
with
real
characters,
real
moments
and
real
emotions.
In
fact,
Nikhil
has
also
decided
to
tag
this
film
'A
film
by
Nikhil
Advani'
as
it
remains
true
to
himself
more
than
giving
out
any
wrong
notions
about
the
film
to
the
audiences."
Well,
for
now,
all
Nikhil
needs
to
do
is
-
Thank
Aditya
Chopra
for
roping
in
Anushka
Sharma.
And
two,
pray
that
Patiala
House
brings
the
house
down
with
its
antics,
emotions
and
a
good
story
telling.
Story first published: Monday, June 28, 2010, 16:10 [IST]