Taapsee Pannu was in for a shock when she learnt earlier this week that she has been dropped from the remake of Pati, Patni aur Woh last minute. The actress reportedly said, “I was at the narration in November in the presence of Juno and Abhay (the Chopra producers). I liked the script and gave it the go-ahead. I was asked to clear my schedule and I complied. Only the clauses remained to be negotiated, but they (makers of the film) vanished.”
“We as Producers have never made any commitment to Taapsee”
The actress said there was no reason for dropping her last minute. She also rued the fact that her other work plans had gone haywire because of the said film. “I assumed I was the first choice since the director narrated the script to me first. I deserve an answer. This is disheartening,” she was reportedly quoted saying.
She further said that she tried to find out from the director of the film, Mudassar Aziz, who reportedly said he was not given a reason. “He was just asked to take someone else. When I tried to confront the producers, I wasn’t given a proper reason. As much as I have been trying to get some clarity on the matter, they’ve been putting off the conversation, which is very weird,” she stated.
“We as Producers have never made any commitment to Taapsee”
The co-producers of the film, Bhushan Kumar (T-series) and Juno Chopra (BR Studios) released a joint statement in this matter, “When a script is locked, every director or producer approaches actors for the casting of the film. It’s a basic protocol followed by almost all filmmakers. Similarly, for our upcoming project – Pati Patni Aur Woh, we reached out to many actors, who we thought could be our potential protagonists in the film. The versatile actress Taapsee Pannu was one of the many actresses we had approached for one of the leading ladies in the film. However, we as producers have never made any commitment to her. We would like to clarify that our casting was purely done on the basis of who suited the characters to the tee. Taapsee is an extremely talented actress and we would love to work with her in the future. We will soon make the official announcement for the final cast of Pati Patni Aur Woh.”
Reportedly, Pati Patni Aur Woh has Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday in the lead roles along with another top actress. The makers are going to make an official announcement about the lead cast soon!
