Not Sara Ali Khan, Karan Johar wanted to cast this actress for Simmba

After names like Janhvi Kapoor and Priya Prakash Varrier doing the rounds, Karan Johar and Rohit Shetty confirmed that Sara Ali Khan has been roped in as the leading lady in 'Simmba'. The young actress along with Ranveer Singh have also begun shooting for the film in Hyderabad earlier this month.

But did you know that Kiara Advani was also in the race? According to Deccan Chronicle report, Karan Johar wanted 'Machine' actress to be paired opposite Ranveer Singh in this cop drama. KJo who has directed Kiara in Netflix original drama 'Lust Stories' is really impressed with the actress and as per the news daily sources Karan's talent agency is taking care of Kiara Advani and pitched her for 'Simmba' as well. But the director Rohit Shetty didn't agree to that and felt she was a misfit for the role.

Ranveer Singh will be seen playing a notorious cop named Sangram Bhalerao in the film which is slated to release worldwide on December 28th, 2018.

Originally posted by: juba

It seems Saif and kareena were the only reason karan considered sara. And rightfully so, karan wanted to launch her and offered her films but she rejected.😕

Originally posted by: cougarTown

SAK will flop..just like another SAK (saifs sister)

jhanvi is already a star..and seems really nice off screen too..