Rakul Preet Singh Says She Was Replaced From Prabhas Film After Four Days
Rakul Preet Singh has made some bombshell statements, saying she was replaced in two films before her Telugu feature 'Venkatadri Express' was released.
Indian actress Rakul Preet Singh has made some bombshell statements, saying she was replaced in two films before her Telugu feature 'Venkatadri Express' was released. Rakul Preet Singh also revealed that in one of the films in which she was eventually replaced, starred Prabhas in a lead role. The actress then said that although she did not take the setback to heart, she did wonder if it would set a false perception that she was replaced because of her “bad attitude”.
Speaking with Ranveer Allahbadia, Rakul said, "I was replaced from a film after shooting for four days, before I made my debut. This was a Telugu film with Prabhas. But sometimes, when you don’t know much about the industry or its way of functioning, you don’t take it to your heart. There is a beauty in innocence and naivety."
"I was so naive, I thought, ‘Oh, ok they have removed me? No problem, maybe this wasn’t meant for me, I will do something else.’ Because I was not corrupted. When people start surrounding you, they tell you that this happened because of that, it poisons you. But I had no one around me. When you are so naive, it helps," she added.
When asked about the reason behind her being replaced, Rakul Preet said that the producer realised that the scale of film required an established actress rather than a newbie.
“I wasn’t even informed; I had gone to Delhi after wrapping my schedule and learnt about this later. Then that happened again, but I had just signed the film, not begun shooting when I was replaced. Now, when this happened with two big films, a perception starts to form, rumours start to surface where people wonder if you are getting replaced because you have an attitude problem or don’t know acting. I knew I wouldn’t get that first big launch, I had to work my way around. And then, my debut was a small film which became a big hit," she said.
Rakul Preet Singh then spoke about on missing out on the biopic of MS Dhoni, which eventually starred Sushant Singh Rajput, Kiara Advani and Disha Patani.
"It was the role which eventually Disha Patani played. I had done the costume and script reading, but then their dates shifted by a month, and I was shooting films with Ram Charan and Jr NTR. Bruce Lee: The Fighter was about to release in a month and two songs were yet to be shot. So, I couldn’t adjust the dates at all, and I cried that I missed out on such a good film,” she added.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Rakul Preet Singh recently featured in 'Indian 2' alongside South superstar Kamal Haasan. The film also stars Siddharth, Bobby Simhaa and Priya Bhavani Shankar in key roles.
She will next star alongside Ajay Devgn in the upcoming sequel to the Hindi film 'De De Pyaar De'. It is slated to release on May 1, 2025.
