Why has Kareena Kapoor walked out of Azhar biopic?
It was being said that Kareena Kapoor would essay the role of Sangeeta Bijlani in the film. But the latest reports suggest that Kareena will not part of the film due to dates issue.
Biopics on famous sports personalities is the latest fad of Bollywood filmmakers. After Milkha Singh and Mary Kom, cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin's life is all set to be explored.
It was being said that Kareena Kapoor would essay the role of Sangeeta Bijlani in the film. But the latest reports suggest that Kareena will not part of the film due to dates issue.
A leading publication reports that she's unable to allot dates for this Anthony D'Souza directed film that is scheduled to start shooting this summer.
The publication quoted a source as saying, "Kareena has to first wrap up Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which is scheduled to release this Eid. Next, she's committed to Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab, also featuring Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. So she can't give her dates this summer to the Azharuddin biopic."
While, a tabloid reports that the makers are looking for a younger face.
The source said, "...talks were at a preliminary stage. No paperwork had been done. Bebo is more keen on Abhishek Chaubey's drugs drama, Udta Punjab, which goes on floors around the same time. She has started preparatory work on it. The makers are now looking for another, younger actress who will be able to commit a good chunk of dates to the film. The name should be finalised by January end."
When the tabloid contacted, Tanveer Bookwala, the Chief Creative Officer of Balaji, he said, "We hadn't finalised the actress to play this role. In our construct, we are skewing a much younger actress and still bouncing around ideas internally as to who would play this feisty character." While Emraan Hashmi plays the controversial cricketer, Prachi Desai will essay the role of his first wife, Naureen.
The biopic is all set to go on floors on May 1.