Did you know Lara Dutta was the majority favoured choice to play ‘Sonia’ in ‘Aitraaz’ and not Priyanka Chopra?
The film was well received by the audience and critics as well as the main actors
Disclosure. The story revolves around Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar), who is accused of sexual harassment by his ex-girlfriend Sonia Kapoor (Priyanka Chopra). Later, Raj Malhotra’s wife (Kareena Kapoor) fought his case in court and won the battle, resulting in Sonia taking her own life after she lost the case.
In an interview with a source, Suneel shared the details of his first meeting with the queen to discuss the film, and he said, “In 15 minutes, I’m just assured of two thing, or I will make this girl a huge success. , or this will be a big disaster. PC has a famine, and she has her melodious voice. my unit set, my whole team, Raj Kanwar, Akshay and whoever was there would say ‘Oh Lara Dutta, Lara Dutta’ I said.
Further, he revealed that Priyanka cried after she was offered a negative role in the movie and that in fact, she went home crying about getting the role of a vampire. But he made sure to convince her that it was a good role. And even two decades later,
Aitraaz is still considered one of the best works of her career, and she herself later described it as “the greatest learning experience of her career.”
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