Remember Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan in Hum Dil De
Chuke Sanam (1999)? The film went on to become one of Ash’s biggest hits
but not many know that Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to rope in a very
young Kareena Kapoor for the role. Things didn’t work out then,
but now Bebo is elated to team up with Bhansali in his new film, Ram Leela, opposite Ranveer Singh.
“He (Bhansali) and I
have wanted to work together for a long time now. And yes, he had
offered me Hum Dil De… but at that time I was too young. Plus, I was
also going abroad for higher studies. So I couldn’t take up that offer.
Then Bajirao Mastani came up, but unfortunately that also didn’t work
out. But look at my luck, eventually I had to be the Sanjay Leela
Bhansali heroine,” says Bebo.
Kareena, who is busy
shooting for Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine, says she is excited about Ram
Leela for various reasons. “For an actor, such films are landmarks. I
am looking forward to working with Ranveer too. He was fantastic in Band
Baaja Baarat,” she says. It’s interesting to note that Bebo was also
the first choice for Heroine before it went to Aishwarya and then
finally came back to her.
These days Bebo is
in the news for her October 16 wedding plans. In fact, she was bombarded
with queries at a recent press conference. “But I won’t talk about it
at all. Otherwise, I like press conferences because journalists come up
with interesting questions. But I answer only those questions that
interest me,” she says with a smile.
Lately, Bebo made
news about a possible Zoya Akhtar film with cousin Ranbir Kapoor. “I
love Zoya. She is a fantastic director. We have talked about certain
subjects but nothing is confirmed right now. I share a great rapport
with her,” says Bebo.
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