When Shah Rukh Khan Felt 'Bad' About Replacing aishwarya Rai in Chalte Chalte

When Shah Rukh Khan Felt 'Bad' About Replacing aishwarya Rai in Chalte Chalte: 'I Feel Very Sorry...'

It is no secret that Shah Rukh Khan and aishwarya Rai were the first choice for Chalte Chalte. The film, produced under Shah Rukh and Juhi Chawla’s company called Dreamz Unlimited, had already begun filming when aishwarya was replaced midway and rani Mukerji was brought in. Appearing on the Rendezvous with Simi Garewal, aishwarya had revealed that she was replaced “without any explanation whatsoever."


Now, a video has surfaced on Reddit in which Shah Rukh opened up about replacing aishwarya and confessed he was ‘saddened’ by the turn of events. Calling her a ‘very close friend’, Shah Rukh said that as a producer, his hands were tied and the decision was made by everyone involved on the producer table.


“Very saddened at the fact that aishwarya was a very close friend, I have done some really marvelous films with her and I genuinely mean that. She has been one of my favourite co-actresses and we’ve done some really nice work — Josh, Mohabbatein, Devdas — and enjoyed together, and we get along really well. Personally, it is very saddening not to… for something to reach at this level

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