Salim Khan on Priyanka for quitting Bharat. Anyone can replace her

Salim Khan on Priyanka for quitting Bharat. Anyone can replace her. The news of Priyanka Chopra quitting Salman Khan-starrer Bharat came as a sudden shock and surprise to many, as director Ali Abbas Zafar took to Twitter and informed about the same on 27 July. Meanwhile, there were speculations of Salman Khan being extremely upset at Chopra for leaving the project and informing them at the last moment. However, Salman’s father and veteran screenwriter Salim Khan has refuted these rumours of his son being angry with Priyanka Chopra.

In an interview to an entertainment portal, Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan cleared the air and said, “It’s okay whatever happened. Priyanka is not doing Bharat, let her be. Such things happen in our industry,” he said. He also added, “Nope, it’s not the nth hour. And I repeat, such things happen- sometimes they happen for date issues, or the role, or even the money aspect. Aur kabhi aadmi ki kuch apni majbooriyan hoti hai. I haven’t yet got into the details of why Priyanka left Bharat, but we shall soon cast someone else. We are not upset with Priyanka. Salman Khan is also not upset.”  When asked who will replace Priyanka in the movie, Salim said anyone could do it. “Koi bhi aa jayeja (uski jagah par). Bahut saare log hain. (Anyone can replace here. There are many people),” he said.

Earlier, it was reported that Nikhil Namit, CEO, Reel Life Productions, had said, “Priyanka told us she had to exit due to her engagement, two days ago. It was a little unprofessional of her to do it so suddenly.” It has now been reported that Katrina Kaif will replace Priyanka in the film. Bharat was supposed to be Chopra’s comeback film to Bollywood after her brief hiatus, as she was busy doing Hollywood projects including her hit TV series Quantico. However, she is as of now working in Shonali Bose’s upcoming film The Sky is Pink where she stars along with Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim.