Guess Who Was First Going To Be Salman Khan’s Leading Lady In Sultan

Guess Who Was First Going To Be Salman Khan’s Leading Lady In Sultan

Ali Abbas Zafar agreed for Parineeti Chopra, but here is why he chose Anushka Sharma in Sultan

Parineeti-Chopra-Sultan-[tps_footer]Salman Khan‘s Sultan has garnered a lot of attention. As we all know Anushka Sharma is the leading lady in the film and that Salman Khan and her are sharing the screen for the first time. Recently Ali Abbas Zafar, in an interview spoke about Anushka Sharma and how hardworking is the actress. Not only as we all know, the female lead of Sultan was not revealed for the longest time and while many names popped up, Anushka was the most unexpected of them all. They had auditioned several fresh faces and then finally chose Anushka Sharma.

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There were strong rumors that producer Aditya Chopra was very keen to cast Parineeti Chopra in the film, and Ali agreed that she was a strong contender. Ali Abbas Zafar agreed for Parineeti Chopra, but here is why he chose Anushka Sharma instead. Ali Abbas Zafar in an interview to a leading daily said that they were boiling down to things and they had considered Parineeti Chopra since she had that body type. They wanted Anushka Sharma, since he thought she was appropriate for the film. At the end of the day, he further said that as a director he could only go with his gut and instinct and so he just did that.

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We really like Anushka SharmaSalman Khan in the film. No wonder Anushka has really worked hard for this film.[/tps_footer]

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