Love, Sex Aur Dhokha 2: Nushrratt Bharuccha, Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia; Find out why these actors declined the Dibakar Banerjee film [Exclusive]
In an exclusive conversation, Dibakar Banerjee revealed why actresses like Nushrratt Bharuccha and Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia were not a part of Love, Sex Aur Dhokha 2, despite his keen interest in casting them.
Love, Sex Aur Dhokha 2: Dibakar Banerjee's directorial, released today in theaters. The trailer created a lot of noise, with a section of people openly stating that the movie trailer itself made them uncomfortable. The director himself accepts that his film does have a controversial nature, and hence he wasn't surprised when a few actors and singers showed their concern while signing the film. In fact, in an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Life, the director stated why Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia had to be eventually replaced by Uorfi Javed and why Nushrratt Bharuccha, who was there in the first installment of the same film, didn't come on board for Love, Sex Aur Dhokha 2.
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Find out why Nushrratt Bharuccha, Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia declined the Dibakar Banerjee film
When asked why he didn't retain the original star cast of Rajkummar Rao and Nushrratt Bharuccha in Love, Sex Aur Dhokha 2, Dibakar Banerjee said, ''It did cross my mind once to cast Rajkummar Rao and Nushrratt Bharuccha in LSD 2. But then, I was conflicted about that idea because Rajkummar Rao wasn't THE Rajkummar Rao in LSD 1. He was just a newcomer in the first installment, portraying Adarsh. Similarly, Nushrratt wasn't Nushrratt in the first installment either. She was there as Shruti, and nobody knew her or Raj at that time, which is why they were cast. They only became well-known stars and names after that film. To make LSD 2 with them in some ways would be like betraying LSD 1. Although we did ask Nushrratt to do a guest appearance, but her dates were occupied.''
When we questioned if Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia backed out due to some intimate scenes of the film, the director said, ''Something like that happened. Because when we were making LSD 2, we know that it's a very scary film for people to be associated with. Many singers refused to sing for the film because of words like Love, Sex aur Dhokha and the controversial nature of the film. When we started casting for the film, it was very difficult because most of them were scared. And they were also aware that no matter what, I will make a certain kind of film. They were afraid of being trolled. One singer even said he won't sing certain lyrics because then he will be trolled by his fans.'
In the same interview, Dibakar Banerjee also applauded Ekta Kapoor for having the guts to make a film like Love, Sex Aur Dhokha 2 in today's times, which are filled with stress and a lot of opinions.