In a recent interview, Sara Ali Khan reflected on her low self-confidence after the failure of 'Love Aaj Kal,' revealing that she had asked Aanand L. Rai to replace her in 'Atrangi Re.'
Sara Ali Khan is one of the most popular actresses in the new generation of Bollywood. Fans admire her fashion sense, candid interviews, and versatile roles. Since her debut in 2018, Sara has had a rollercoaster journey with several ups and downs. The film that brought her the worst criticism was Love Aaj Kal, opposite Kartik Aaryan. In a recent interview with Mid Day, the actress revealed that the failure left her with confidence issues, and she asked filmmaker, Aanand L.Rai to replace her in his film.
After Love Aaj Kal's failure, Sara was supposed to work on Aanand L.Rai's Atrangi Re. However, the former film's failure and negative criticism of Sara's performance affected her self-esteem. As a result, she asked the filmmaker to cast Alia Bhatt instead of her in the film. Recalling the incident, Sara said:
"I called Aanand R Lai and told him, 'Atrangi Re is a great script. This character is outstanding. Are you sure you don't want to call Alia Bhatt (to do the role instead)?"
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Love Aaj Kal was the spiritual successor to the 2009 film of the same name. Both the films were directed by Imtiaz Ali, and the one that starred Sara, released amid a lot of hype. However, it tanked at the box office, and Sara calls it a 'mistake,' taking complete responsibility for the failure on her part. But the actress feels it helped her personally to stay grounded after two back-to-back successes. In her words:
"I take full responsibility for the fact that I didn't deliver. Nevertheless, it really helped me. It could have been easy for me to go off-track. After the success of Kedarnath and Simmba, one more box-office success and I could have gone daamadol. You never know. I take full responsibility for the fact that I didn't deliver. Nevertheless, it really helped me. It could have been easy for me to go off-track. After the success of Kedarnath and Simmba, one more box-office success and I could have gone daamadol."
Sara acknowledges that the media and industry have been kind and affectionate towards her. But the actress reveals that she has been highly critical of her work. As a result, after the failure of her two major films, Love Aaj Kal and Coolie No.1, she took a lot of time to forgive herself. It took a long time for her to overcome that setback, and now the actress feels she has moved ahead of that past.
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Sara Ali Khan has recently starred in films like Zara Hatke, Zara Bachke, and Ae Watan Mere Watan. The actress will next be seen in Anurag Basu's Metro... In Dino, co-starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Pankaj Tripathi, Anupam Kher, Ali Fazal, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Kay Kay Menon, Konkona Sen Sharma and more.
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