New Delhi: Actor Bhumika Chawla is best remembered for her role opposite Salman Khan in ‘Tere Naam’ and is once again being seen in a supporting role in ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ starring Salman. She got a lot of roles post the success of ‘Tere Naam’ none of which materialised but she went on to do several South Indian films.
In a tell-all interview with Siddharth Kannan recently, she revealed there is one sore spot that still bothers her to this day and that is being replaced by Kareena Kapoor in ‘Jab We Met.’
When she was offered ‘Jab We Met’, it was supposed to star Bobby Deol. But for a variety of reasons, the project didn’t materialise, and eventually, it took on a new shape altogether, with a different cast, and different production house.
Asked how her career was impacted after Tere Naam, she was quoted as saying, “I got many offers. But I’ve always been selective and choosy about what I do. Maine ek bahut badi film sign ki thi uske baad, unfortunately production change hogaya, hero change hogaya, movie ka naam hi change hogaya. Sab change hogaya, phir heroine bhi change ho gayi (I had signed a big film after that, and unfortunately, the production changed, then the hero changed, and the film title changed. Then the heroine was changed too). But if I would have done that it would have been different (for me). So they say, jo likha hai, woh hota hai. I waited for that film for one year and didn’t sign any other film. Later, I signed another film which didn’t happen too. Baki jo ki gayi woh shayad utni chali nahi ya chali, it’s just like a gamble, you don’t know when and which movie will work.”
“Ek hi baar mujhe bura laga tha, jab maine Jab We Met sign ki aur nahi hui (That’s the only time I’ve felt bad about losing a film). I was the first one, Bobby (Deol) and me, when it was called Train. Then, it was Shahid (Kapoor) and me, and then Shahid and Ayesha (Takia), and then Shahid and Kareena (Kapoor). That’s how things happened, but it’s okay. I only felt bad once and then never again because I just move on. I don’t think much about it. I had signed Munna Bhai MBBS but it didn’t happen. Kannathil Muthamittal with Mani (Ratnam) sir didn’t happen,” The Indian Express quoted her as saying.
Earlier, Bobby had also expressed disappointment at the manner in which he was replaced in Jab We Met. He implied that Kareena had insisted that Shahid, whom she was dating at the time, be cast opposite her. “I was like, wow. Quite an industry… But I have no hard feelings against him. He is a great director and doing so well. We’re still friends. But I always tell him: ‘Imtiaz, I won’t watch any of your films until you make one with me. That’ll be your best film,” Bobby told HuffPost in 2017.
