Pahlaj
Nihalani
Reacts
To
Her
Statement
Deccan
Chronicle
quoted
Pahlaj
Nihalani
as
saying,
"Contrary
to
what
Kangana
has
said,
I
take
this
opportunity
of
informing
you
that
the
actors
who
I
had
approached
for
the
character
were
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Rishi
Kapoor
and
Shatrughan
Sinha.
All
of
them
liked
the
script."
Pahlaj
Says
He
Gave
Her
The
Role
When
She
Was
Struggling
In
The
Industry
"Amitabh
Bachchanji
couldn't
do
the
film
due
to
his
busy
schedule.
Rishi
too
was
unable
to
match
dates
for
the
film.
Do
you
think
if
the
script
was
semi-porn
all
these
reputed
stars
would
have
agreed
to
do
the
film?
Kangana
had
been
in
the
industry
for
almost
five
years
then
and
she
was
struggling.
However,
I
gave
her
the
role
only
on
the
recommendation
of
Rikku
Rakesh
Nath
[a
well-known
star
secretary]."
"Kangana
had
read
the
script
and
I
signed
her
for
a
three-film
deal.
Kangana
had
attended
all
the
recordings
as
well."
Pahlaj
Nihalani
On
Kangana's
Raunchy
Photoshoot
"I
was
not
present
at
the
photoshoot.
So
I
am
not
aware
of
what
happened
before,
during
or
after
the
shoot
was
completed.
I
had
spent
about
Rs
80
lakhs
towards
publicity
even
before
the
launch
of
the
film.
The
photos
were
published
in
a
Mumbai
tabloid.
Only
after
the
filmmakers
had
seen
the
publicity
and
her
photos,
they
started
approaching
her."
Pahlaj
Drags
Aditya
Pancholi
While
Slamming
Kangana
"She
gave
me
two
versions
at
that
point
of
time.
Firstly,
she
was
close
to
Aditya
Pancholi
and
so
gave
me
a
lame
excuse
saying,
‘Zarina
Wahab
and
Aditya
have
told
me
if
I
do
this
film
my
life
will
be
ruined.
So
you
please
cast
someone
else
in
this
role,"
Nihalini
revealed.
He
Further
Added
"After
a
few
days,
she
came
to
me
and
informed
that
she
has
received
an
offer
from
Mahesh
Bhatt
and
she
wanted
to
do
that
film.
I
am
of
the
opinion
that
if
someone
does
not
wish
to
work
in
my
film
wholeheartedly
and
has
got
an
offer
from
another
banner,
why
should
I
deprive
her?
Hence,
I
allowed
her
to
do
'Gangster' with
the
Bhatts."
Pahlaj:
Kangana
Has
Been
Thankless
To
All
Who
Helped
Her
While
concluding,
he
said,
"I
am
also
a
victim
of
her
accusations.
I
remember
an
incident
when
Kangana
had
issues
with
her
passport
since
she
had
signed
a
film
with
Sidhwani
and
she
had
to
go
abroad
for
the
shoot.
I
had
come
forward
to
help
her.
She
had
filled
in
her
age
and
address
wrongly
in
the
passport
form.
What
more
can
I
say?
Kangana
has
been
thankless
to
all
who
helped
her
and
I
am
one
of
them,"