Jawan: Not Nayanthara, this South actress was the first choice for 'Jawaan', but rejected the film because of her ex-husband
Jawan: South actress Nayanthara made her bollywood debut with the 2023 blockbuster film Jawaan. But do you know that not Nayanthara, some other South beauty was offered the film first?
Jawaan
The year 2023 was one of the best years of Shahrukh Khan's film career. Last year, king Khan's three films 'Pathan', 'Jawaan' and 'Dunky' rocked the box office. Out of these, 'Jawaan', released on the silver screen in september 2023, broke all the records at the box office.
South cinema's lady superstar Nayanthara made her bollywood debut with shahrukh khan in the film Jawaan. But, do you know that Nayanthara was not the first choice for this film? jawaan, which grossed over Rs 1100 crore at the box office, would have had another South star in the lead role opposite Shah Rukh Khan, but she turned down the film due to personal reasons, and her ex-husband and then Nayanthara got the film.
Not Nayanthara but this actress was the first choice for Jawaan
Before Nayanthara, the lead role in jawaan was offered to none other than samantha Ruth Prabhu, but at that time, the actress wanted to focus on her personal life and was planning a family with her ex-husband Naga Chaitanya so she turned down the film. However, soon things did not work out as expected for samantha Ruth Prabhu. Not only did she lose Jawaan but she also got divorced from her husband Naga. Due to this, there was turmoil in both her personal and professional life.
Jawaan is the highest-grossing film of 2023
Nayanthara was then cast as the lead actress for 'Jawaan'. In the film, she gave a brilliant performance in the role of Narmada Rai, the wife of Shah Rukh Khan's character Azad. Apart from Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara, 'Jawaan' also featured Vijay Sethupathi, deepika Padukone, Priyamani, and sanya malhotra in important roles. With earnings of over Rs 1,148.32 crore, jawaan was the highest-grossing indian film of 2023.
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