Priyanka Chopra Had A Genuine Reason To Back Out Of Salman Khan's Bharat: Ali Abbas Zafar
Director Ali Abbas Zafar says Priyanka Chopra had genuine reason to back out of Salman Khan starrer Bharat as she was preparing for her wedding. He revealed that there's no bad blood between them.
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas'
sudden
exit
from
"Bharat" may
have
left
fans
disappointed,
but
filmmaker
Ali
Abbas
Zafar
says
he
understood
the
actor's
decision
and
continues
to
share
a
close
bond
with
her.
Priyanka
was
originally
set
to
star
opposite
Salman
Khan
in
the
film,
but
she
opted
out
of
the
project
as
a
part
of
the
film's
schedule
was
clashing
with
her
wedding
with
American
singer
Nick
Jonas.
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"There
was
no
stress.
Nothing
was
going
on
in
my
head
when
that
happened.
One
good
thing
which
has
happened
with
me
is
that
after
working
with
Salman,
I
have
started
managing
my
stress
very
nicely
because
he
gives
that
to
me
everyday,"
Ali
quips.
In
an
interview
with
PTI,
the
director
says
it
was
difficult
to
accommodate
the
date
changes
as
"Bharat"
was
already
scheduled
to
release
on
Eid
this
year.
"She
had
a
genuine
reason.
She
was
going
through
something
very
special
in
her
personal
life.
It
was
affecting
our
dates.
If
we
would
have
accommodated
her
into
the
film,
it
wouldn't
be
releasing
on
Eid
this
year."
Ali
says
Priyanka's
exit
has
not
put
a
dent
on
their
friendship.
The
duo
previously
worked
in
"Gunday".
"Priyanka
understood
it
and
we
understood
her.
We
thought
we
will
collaborate
again
in
some
other
film.
It
was
all
very
happy.
Priyanka
and
I
are
very
close
friends
even
now.
We
text,
we
talk
all
the
time.
I
haven't
asked
her
if
she
has
seen
the
trailer,
I'm
sure
she
must've."
Priyanka
was
replaced
by
Katrina
Kaif,
who
worked
in
Ali's
directorial
debut
"Mere
Brother
Ki
Dulhan"
and
collaborated
with
him
again
in
"Tiger
Zinda
Hai".
"We
were
fortunate
that
Katrina,
back
then,
was
shooting
'Zero' and
'Thugs
of
Hindostan'
and
the
films
were
getting
over.
Her
dates
opened
up
and
she
came
on
board
instantly.
I
just
sent
her
the
script
to
read
and
she
said
she
is
doing
it.
It
was
that
quick,"
Ali
says.