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Exclusive: Will Kareena Kapoor Khan accept the role opposite Salman Khan turned down by Priyanka Chopra?

Move over Katrina Kaif. Step back Jacqueline Fernandez. It seems the producers and director Ali Abbas Zafar of Bharat are not keen that either actress step in to replace Priyanka Chopra who abruptly walked out of the Salman Khan starrer this week. And PeepingMoon.com sources have learned that they approached the dishy Kareena Kapoor Khan to accept the role, instead.

Huge speculation broke out after Priyanka opted out of the magnum opus that has been under discussion for over a year. And rumours were that Zafar wanted either Katrina or Jacqueline to take over the role. But that isn’t so. The makers of Bharat suspect that the audience is fatigued with seeing the Salman-Katrina and Salman-Jacqueline pairing on screen and want somebody new opposite the Bollywood superstar. So they have approached Kareena.

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The two actors have not done too many films together. They were last seen in Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015).Before that they were seen in Dabangg 2 (2012) where Kareena did an item number and were cast as the lead actors in Bodyguard (2011), Main Aur Mrs. Khanna (2009) and Kyon Ki (2005). Whereas Salman and Katrina were seen as recently as December 2017 in Tiger Zinda Hai and Salman and Jacqueline in Race 3 this year. So, the time was ripe for another pairing of the actor with Kareena.

The offer has been made. Now it is to be seen whether Kareena, who is on a hot comeback mission after marriage and motherhood, will accept the role in Bharat. Industry sources unkindly say that this is now looked at as a “secondhand” role after Priyanka walked out of the film. And the feisty Kareena who takes great pride in her work might not accept it. But that is all conjecture. Producers Atul and Alvira Khan Agnihotri and Bhushan Kumar, and director Zafar, are anxiously waiting for her decision. Will she-won’t she? The announcement on Priyanka’s replacement will be made only after Kareena gives her decision.

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