Ileana D'Cruz Reveals She Was Offered Raid 2 But Rejected For THIS Reason
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In Raid 2, Vaani Kapoor was seen in Ileana D'Cruz's place. The film was released on May 1 and performed well at the box office.
Ileana D'Cruz is currently expecting her second child and has been keeping fans updated about her pregnancy. The actress recently revealed that she was offered a role in Ajay Devgn starrer Raid 2, but chose to turn it down because now her priorities has changed. Ileana mentioned that her character Malini in Raid was very close to her.
A fan asked her about Raid 2 and when she is making comeback? The actress replied, 'I miss working in movies too and I would have loved to be a part of Raid 2. Raid was a special film but Malini was such a special character to play and working with my director Raj Kumar Gupta was a wonderful experience as was working with Ajay again. The makers of Raid 2 did offer the movie to me but unfortunately we couldn't work out the schedule given that I had just had my baby and my priorities are very different at the moment. That said I think Vaani looked lovely in all the promos I've seen and I'm sure she brought her own lovely charm to her character. Hope that clears any confusion."
Another fan also asked her if she is planning to comeback, the actress said 'Absolutely'. When another user asked her why she hadn't appeared on screen lately, Ileana replied: 'Because I'm busy with diapers and baby bum cream."
Back in 2019, Raid raked in ₹103.07 crore and was declared a box office hit. Fast forward to now, and Raid 2 has already cruised past that number. With no major releases scheduled until June 5, 2025, the film has a clear road ahead.
Ajay Devgn returned to the big screen on May 1 with his much-awaited sequel to the 2018 blockbuster Raid. This time, he was joined by Riteish Deshmukh.
Raid 2 marks the return of Ajay Devgn as Indian Revenue Service officer Amay Patnaik, who takes on a high-stakes mission to raid the property of the powerful Dada Manohar Bhai. Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta and produced by Panorama Studios and T-Series, the film also features Vaani Kapoor in a key role. Saurabh Shukla makes a special appearance, reprising his character from the original Raid.
On the acting front, the actress was last seen in the romantic comedy drama 'Do Aur Do Pyaar" directed by Shirsha Guha Thakurta. The film, which also stars Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, and Sendhil Ramamurthy.
The 38-year-old made her screen debut in 2006 with the Telugu-language romantic-drama film Devadasu. She was then seen in films Pokiri, Jalsa, Kick, and Julayi. She also starred in the Tamil film Nanban. The actress expanded to Hindi cinema in 2012 with Anurag Basu's comedy-drama Barf!.
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