Director
Deepa
Mehta
sounded
very
excited
when
she
signed
Bollywood
actress
Kangana
Ranaut
for
her
next
film
Midnight's
Children,
which
is
based
on
Salman
Rushdie"s
book
of
the
same
name.
But
now,
the
actress
has
quit
the
project
by
clearing
the
way
for
another
actress
to
play
the
role
of
Emerald,
which
was
offered
to
her.
On
10th
August,
Deepa
Mehta
was
quoted
stating
to
media
that
Kangana
has
agreed
to
act
in
her
upcoming
movie
Midnight"s
Children.
The
Academy
Award-nominated
director
praised
Kangana
saying
that
she
is
a
wonderful
actress.
A
source
was
quoted
stating
that
Kangana
is
very
busy
with
another
movie
Dhamaal
2,
which
will
start
shooting
very
soon
so
she
could
not
manage
her
dates.
Kangana
will
also
be
seen
in
Salman
Khan"s
movie
that
is
to
be
directed
by
Mahesh
Manjrekar.
Moreover,
she
has
committed
for
David
Dhawan's
Rascal,
Pritish
Nandy's
film
Actor
with
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Bullet
Train
by
Priyadarshan,
Tanu
Weds
Manu,
No
Problem
and
Knockout.
Earlier,
actress
Rani
Mukherjee
also
quit
the
film
because
she
was
not
interested
to
play
a
mother
of
a
14
year
old.
There
was
a
report
of
Vidya
Balan,
also
not
taking
up
the
project
when
she
was
offered
a
role
in
the
movie.
However,
Deepa
seems
to
be
more
upset
when
Kangana
left
the
film.
In
fact,
she
was
quoted
to
have
said
that
she
had
second
and
third
choices
for
the
other
characters
but
she
wanted
Kangana
specifically
for
Emerald"s
character.
Well,
there
is
no
other
choice
now
for
the
director
but
look
for
a
new
face
for
the
role!