Ankita loses Happy New Year?
Yes, we were equally surprised when we heard this. It was not Deepika Padukone but Sushant Singh Rajput's girlfriend, TV actress Ankita Lokhande, who was director Farah Khan's original choice for Happy New Year opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Simply because the lead actress in the film is a Maharashtrian girl and Ankita being a Maharashtrian fit the bill perfectly. The TV actress apparently lost out on her dream debut because of her short temper and rude behaviour. According to sources close to the project, when Farah heard about Ankita's high-handed ways, she decided against casting her. Ouch.
http://www.filmfare.com/news/ankita-loses-happy-new-year-4505.html
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