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Kangana Ranaut: 'Aditya Chopra said I was finished when I said no to Salman Khan's Sultan, he messaged me...'
The Queen actress once revealed in an interview how producer Aditya Chopra reacted when she said no to the part. read more
Kangana Ranaut and Mrunal Thakur were the first choices for Anushka Sharma's role in Sultan. The Queen actress once revealed in an interview how producer Aditya Chopra reacted when she said no to the part.
'The director came to my house and narrated the script. I had a meeting with Aditya Chopra… just so that I could express my apologies in person and he was fine at the time. But later a news piece came out saying 'Kangana said No to Sultan'. And then he messaged me, 'How dare you'! You say No to me'. And then he told me, 'You are finished,' said Kangana.
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Kangana Ranaut is set to make her Hollywood debut with a horror film, titled 'Blessed Be the Evil'.
Ranaut, known for films like 'Tanu Weds Manu', 'Fashion', 'Queen' and 'Thalaivii', will star alongside Scarlet Rose Stallone, daughter of action superstar Sylvester Stallone, and 'Teen Wolf' actor Tyler Posey, according to the entertainment news outlet Variety.
The film will be directed by Anurag Rudra from a screenplay by Gatha Tiwary. Both will also produce the upcoming project.
Described as a horror drama, the production on the film is expected to begin this summer in New York. The producers are also planning to shoot the movie in the US in the wake of President Donald Trump's threat of a 100 percent tariff on imported films.
Blessed Be the Evil follows a Christian couple who, after experiencing a devastating miscarriage, purchase an abandoned farm with a dark past. Their love and faith are soon tested by a malevolent presence, according to official synopsis.
Ranaut, the BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, was most recently seen in Emergency, which she also directed. Released in January, the film featured Ranaut in the role of the late prime minister Indira Gandhi.
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