Mumbai. In the year 2019, there was talk that South’s star actress Keerthy Suresh will play the lead role opposite Ajay Devgan. This would have been Kirti’s Bollywood debut. But this could not happen. Another actress was signed opposite Ajay. After almost 5 years, the filmmaker has explained the reason for this. The name of this film of Ajay Devgan is ‘Maidan’. Earlier there was talk of signing Keerthy Suresh opposite Ajay Devgan. Kirti was also ready to do it. But later the makers did not find him fit for the character.
The report of Open Magazine claimed that it was taken with mutual consent between Kirti Suresh and the film’s producer Boney Kapoor. Both separated. The makers found Kirti opposite Ajay very short and thin. However, her team later clarified that Kirti was not able to get time for shooting. He had many big projects so the date could not match.
Eventually, Priyamani was cast in the role of Ajay Devgan’s wife in ‘Maidan’. Now, in an exclusive conversation with AnyTV Shosha, ‘Maidan’ director Amit Ravidarnath Sharma reveals for the first time the reason why Keerthy Suresh was replaced in ‘Maidan’, putting all speculations to rest.
Ravidarnath Sharma agreed that Keerthy Suresh was the first choice. He told, “Yes, the plan was to sign Kirti only. But Kirti’s weight had reduced considerably. I wanted Syed Abdul Rahim’s wife to look a certain way. But since he lost weight, I felt that he was not fit for this character. “That’s when we realized that someone else would be better for this role.”
In this way, Priyamani entered ‘Maidan’ in place of Keerthi Suresh. Ajay Devgan starrer Maidaan will now release on April 10. This is a biopic of late Indian football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. This film was made many years ago. But first due to lockdown and then due to not getting the right date, its release date was being postponed.
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Tags: Ajay Devgn, Keerthy Suresh, priyamani
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 24, 2024, 08:32 IST