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Published by: Rahila Siddiqui
Published: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 at 14:23 IST
Bipasha Basu walks out of 'Raavan'
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Published by: Rahila Siddiqui
Published: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 at 14:23 IST
Mumbai: Bengali beauty Bipasha Basu seems to be upset these days and she has reason for that.
Reports says that actor was chucked out of Mani Ratnam's upcoming film 'Raavan'.
Earlier, the actress was offered to play the role of Abhishek Bachchan's wife 'Mandodari' in the film.
However, as per rumours in the industry, Bips is not doing the film anymore.
This all happened after Bips had her rehearsals, dress fitting and the allocation of 20 days of work in the film.
In the meantime, when reporters approached her and asked the reason for her role being scrapped.
The actress said, "I am sad... but it's better than having my role chopped or totally edited... when lot of effort had gone to work out the role for this guest character.
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When the shooting for the movie had commenced, people were under the speculation that Aishwarya will be potraying the character of wife of Abhishek in the movie.
But surprisingly, she has been given the role of Devi Sita, whose husband Rama is being essayed by a Tamil actor, Vikram.
Mani Ratnam had been searching for an actress who would perfectly fit into the role of Mandodari.
His search ended with Bipasha signing the movie for the role of Raavan's wife.
A source from the industry says, "Bipasha immediately said yes to the role. She had agreed to do it a month ago.
Exact reason of 'Bips babes' walking out from the movie is not known yet.
The sources said that her role in the movie was quite strong and she was upset with the length of her role in the film.
Reports says that actor was chucked out of Mani Ratnam's upcoming film 'Raavan'.
Earlier, the actress was offered to play the role of Abhishek Bachchan's wife 'Mandodari' in the film.
However, as per rumours in the industry, Bips is not doing the film anymore.
This all happened after Bips had her rehearsals, dress fitting and the allocation of 20 days of work in the film.
In the meantime, when reporters approached her and asked the reason for her role being scrapped.
The actress said, "I am sad... but it's better than having my role chopped or totally edited... when lot of effort had gone to work out the role for this guest character.
"
When the shooting for the movie had commenced, people were under the speculation that Aishwarya will be potraying the character of wife of Abhishek in the movie.
But surprisingly, she has been given the role of Devi Sita, whose husband Rama is being essayed by a Tamil actor, Vikram.
Mani Ratnam had been searching for an actress who would perfectly fit into the role of Mandodari.
His search ended with Bipasha signing the movie for the role of Raavan's wife.
A source from the industry says, "Bipasha immediately said yes to the role. She had agreed to do it a month ago.
Exact reason of 'Bips babes' walking out from the movie is not known yet.
The sources said that her role in the movie was quite strong and she was upset with the length of her role in the film.
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