Anushka Sharma has got Raj Kumar Yadav out of NH10?
Mehul S Thakkar (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 2, 2013)
Anushka Sharma, who has turned producer with NH10, is already making use of her newfound power. The buzz is that Raj Kumar Yadav, who impressed the audience and the critics alike with his acting chops in Shahid, has been chucked from Navdeep Singh's upcoming film on her insistence.
The 25-year-old Band Baaja Baaraat actress is co-producing NH10"an action thriller about a road trip gone wrong-with Phantom Films. A source close to the film told Mirror, "When Anushka came on board, she made it clear that she doesn't want Raj Kumar in the project."
Apparently, Raj Kumar is close to the Phantom team and was the first one to be cast on the project. Revealed the source, "Navdeep had roped him in as he fit the role to the tee."
For quite some time now, NH10 has been in the news for its heroines, or the lack of it. First it was Freida Pinto who walked out from the film, and then things with Sonam Kapoor didn't work out. Finally, it was Anushka who broke the jinx. She not only agreed to play the female lead but she liked the story so much that she decided to co-produce the film.
A source from the production team confirmed the story and said that Neil Bhoopalam (of TV series 24) has been asked to step into Raj Kumar's shoes.
"With inputs by Bharati Dubey
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