There was a lot of news floating around on Salman Khan being annoyed about Priyanka‘s sudden exit for his upcoming film Bharat. During the trailer launch of Loveratri, Salman spoke at length about the entire controversy.
Salman, who was hopping between Mumbai and Delhi on Monday to launch the trailer of his upcoming production Loveratri, starring Aayush Sharma and Warina Hussain, was being showered with questions about the film. But in the midst of all this, Salman was asked about the exit of Priyanka Chopra from his film.
Throwing light on the entire controversy, Salman said, “I’m really happy for her. If we knew it before that she has been signed for a very big film there, we would never have stopped her. Just that we got to know about it in the very end, just 10 days before her schedule was to begin. She came home. I said ‘no problem, if you don’t want to do it, then don’t do it’.”
Salman added, “We were given some other reasons at that time, that (laughs), well, you all would understand! That might also be the reason, or maybe this one. Whatever be it – marriage, or some other film or she doesn’t wish to work in India at the moment, or she doesn’t wish to work with me, she just wants to do Hollywood films and TV shows, whatever be the reason, it is her call. We are really happy and supportive about her doing really good work. Even if she isn’t working here, she is making India proud outside. Even if she doesn’t wish to work with Salman, it’s fine, she is working with some big star there. At least it makes India proud. We were pretty okay with that.”
Just days after Priyanka’s exit, Salman Khan and the makers of Bharat announced that Katrina Kaif will be replacing Priyanka for the role.
“When Priyanka told us this isn’t working out and the reasons she gave, we gave our wishes to her, and we went for Katrina (Kaif). Priyanka’s days were available. So we had a long run. Katrina is doing Zero with Shah Rukh Khan and Thugs of Hindostan with Aamir Khan and YRF. So for her to get out dates in the middle of such big films, to do another film with me after Tiger Zinda Hai which was a huge success, we are really happy that she is part of Bharat because she is really hardworking and has been doing really well for herself. So we are glad that we got Katrina in the film and we are all grateful and thankful to her and now she is a part of Bharat. So Katrina, welcome to Bharat!” Salman said about Katrina coming on board.