REVEALED! The Reason Why Katrina Kaif Said No To Shahid Kapoor's Batti Gul Meter Chalu
After Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor has signed Shree Narayan Singh's next project Batti Gul Meter Chalu. Earlier the reports stated that Katrina Kaif will play the main female lead in the movie.
Katrina
Kaif
said
No
to
Shahid
Kapoor's
Batti
Gul
Meter
Chalu;
Here's
Why
|
FilmiBeat
After
Padmavati,
Shahid
Kapoor
has
signed
Shree
Narayan
Singh's
next
project
Batti
Gul
Meter
Chalu.
Earlier
the
reports
stated
that
Katrina
Kaif
will
play
the
main
female
lead
in
the
movie.
But
as
per
a
report
in
Mid-Day,
Katrina
Kaif
has
said
no
to
the
Batti
Gul
Meter
Chalu
even
though
she
loved
the
script.
Read
the
reason
behind
it
below.
Here's
What
Happened
A
source
told
the
daily,
"The
director
had
given
her
a
script
narration.
She
loved
the
story
and
asked
her
team
to
work
out
further
details.
She
has
an
equally
strong
role
as
she
plays
his
friend,
philosopher
and
guide.
Kaif
seemed
to
fit
the
bill.
Also,
this
was
the
first
time
Shahid
and
she
would
be
working
together."
Why
Katrina
Said
No
"It's
a
challenging
role
and
the
character
mouths
dialogues
in
a
particular
style
as
the
film
is
set
in
Uttarakhand.
Kaif
would
not
just
have
to
look
the
desi
character,
but
also
learn
the
diction,
which
would
be
tough
given
the
time
constraints,
hence,
she
thought
it
would
be
better
to
say
no
right
at
the
outset.''
No
Dates
''She
was
keen
on
being
part
of
the
project,
but
there
was
no
way
she
could
juggle
the
dates.
She
tried
to
work
out
the
schedule,
but
it
looked
tough
to
fit
in
the
prep
along
with
the
shooting
of
the
two
films
(Aanand
L
Rai's
and
Thugs
of
Hindostan)."
Katrina
Loved
The
Subject
But...
The
producer
of
the
film
also
stated,
"We
approached
Katrina
as
she
was
our
first
choice.
She
loved
the
subject
and
the
character.
We
were
ready
to
work
together,
but
there
was
a
clash
of
dates.
There
were
workshops
she
couldn't
attend
as
she's
shooting
continuously
for
Aanand
L
Rai's
film
and
Thugs
of
Hindostan
till
March
next
year."
The
producer
further
added,
"Batti
Gul
Meter
Chalu
needs
to
be
shot
in
cold
chimes
on
outdoor
locations
in
January
and
February.
The
story
demands
a
winter
backdrop.
As
Katrina
will
not
be
free
till
March,
we
couldn't
wait
for
Katrina."