Ali Zafar Replaced By Tahir Bhasin In Dear Zindagi!
Ali Zafar replaced by Tahir Bhasin in Shahrukh Khan & Alia Bhatt starrer Dear Zindagi. The ban on Pakistani actors is the cause for Ali Zafar's replacement.
Tensions
between
India
and
Pakistan
are
growing
by
the
day
after
the
Uri
attacks
and
several
groups
have
protested
and
threathened
film-makers
not
to
cast
Pakistani
actors
in
Indian
movies.
Ae
Dil
Hai
Mushkil
faced
severe
backlash
for
casting
Fawad
Khan
and
after
a
lot
of
hullabaloo
the
film
managed
to
hit
the
theatres
successfully.
Dear
Zindagi
was
also
in
trouble
for
casting
Pakistani
actor
Ali
Zafar
and
it
is
reported
that
Karan
Johar
has
roped
in
Tahir
Bhasin
to
replace
Ali
Zafar
in
the
film.
A
source
close
to
the
movie
revealed,
"Ali
Zafar
has
already
been
replaced
in
the
film
and
he
has
been
replaced
with
Tahir
Bhasin,
Rani
Mukerji's
nemesis
from
Mardaani.
"
The
source
further
commented,
"Yesterday,
a
dance
shoot
was
underway
of
the
film
with
Alia
Bhatt
and
Tahir.
It's
an
Arijit
Singh
number."
But
the
point
is,
Pakistani
star
Ali
Zafar
is
paying
the
price
for
the
ban
on
Pakistani
artists,
unfortunately.
Dear
Zindagi
will
see
Alia
Bhatt
romancing
four
men
and
Ali
Zafar
was
one
of
them.
He
will
now
be
replaced
by
Tahir
Bhasin.
Shahrukh
Khan
plays
the
role
of
a
love
guru
for
Alia
Bhatt
in
the
film.
Dear
Zindagi
is
all
set
to
hit
the
theatres
on
November
25,
2016.