Priyanka Chopra, Fawad Khan to pair up for Reema Kagti’s ‘Mr Chaalu’

The movie was previously offered to Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut. Saif walked out of the project due to some disagreements over remuneration and the role was, then, offered to Shahid Kapoor.

Shahid also apparently walked out of the venture citing date issues as he is currently preoccupied with Abhishek Chaubey’s ‘Udta Punjab’ and Vikas Bahl’s ‘Shaandaar’, both co-starring Alia Bhatt.

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It’s now said, that Fawad Khan has replaced Saif to play a charming womaniser in the drama after Excel’s negotiations with Shahid proved futile.

Kangana Ranaut also backed off due to date problems, as she had committed to Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’.

And now according to a report published in the Times Of India, “Zoya Akhtar and Reema, who have written the script of the film earlier titled Mr. Chaalu, are both fond of PeeCee. Reema was impressed by the rushes of ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ and decided to give a narration of her next to PeeCee. The actress loved the script and instantly agreed to come on board.”