Sensuous actress Mallika Sherawat who is missing from the silver screen of Bollywood since a long time was supposed to be cast opposite Aamir Khan in the film ‘Dangal’. ‘Murder‘ actress Mallika was almost locked in for the role which is now being played by Sakshi Tanwar.

Well the reason behind this replacement is that Aamir Khan did not think Mallika fitted in the shoes of a mother. The perfectionist, who likes to be as realistic as possible in all his films, was of the opinion that Mallika did not look of the appropriate age that is required for the character. The role opposite Aamir is that of a mother who has four girls, and Mallika definitely looked too young to step in those shoes.

With the reasonable stance, actor Aamir also opined that no matter what changes the makers do to her look she would not look old and would rather be a misfit in terms of character. The role eventually went to television actress Sakshi Tanwar. Sakshi is a household name in the television industry and has acted in hit serials like Bade Achhe Lagte Hain and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii.

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The first look of the film ‘Dangal’ has already made its way to the social networking sites, while some of Aamir’s fans loved his new avatar, some trolled the actor in hilarious ways. Film ‘Dangal’ is directed by Nitesh Tiwari. The movie is based on the life of veteran coach and wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat.

Aamir Khan will be seen playing the main protagonist in the film. ‘Dangal’ features Fatima Shaikh, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar and Sanya Malhotra as Aamir’s daughters. The sports oriented drama is scheduled to hit the screens in early 2016.