¡®My Saree Caught Fire During Photoshoot¡¯, Bhumika Says She Was ¡®Supposed To Do Bajirao Mastani¡¯

Bhumika Chawla is recently in theatres with her acting stint in Salman Khan starrer Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. The actress has recently given an interview which is explosive and has unveiled several unheard stories from her life and career.

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Bhumika who unfortunately didn¡¯t have a vibrant career in the Hindi film industry recently talked about the films she was replaced from.

Chawla in an interview with Sidharth Kannan revealed that she was replaced in Jab We Met, Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Mani Ratnam¡¯s Kannathil Muthamittal. Another interesting story she shared was one where according to her, the actress lost Sanjay Leela Bhansali¡¯s epic saga Bajirao Mastani.

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The 2015 film that finally starred Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh in leads saw a series of casting sessions to finalize the vision of SLB. Bhumika revealed, ¡°I had done a photoshoot with Sir in his style. My saree caught fire because ghee and oil spilt on my saree. I was holding the diyas in his style and it fell, and I was wearing a silk saree. I remember that happened.¡±

Bhumika married in 2007 and Yash Chopra allegedly felt that if single she had the potential of becoming Madhuri Dixit.

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Bhumika shared that Yash called her for a meeting and informed her that the filmmaker cannot offer the actress any work because by then, Aditya Chopra had taken over YRF. Bhumika was delighted to meet Yash Chopra that day but kept looking at the clock. To this Yash said,

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¡°¡®Are you in a hurry? Are you bored sitting with an old man?¡¯ I (Bhumika) felt so embarrassed and I said, ¡®Sir, I am taking your time and I¡¯m feeling bad about it. He said, ¡®Don¡¯t worry about it.¡¯ He asked, ¡®Why did you get married? I said, ¡®I did it.¡¯ He asked me about my husband and I told him."

Bhumika continued, "He said, ¡®Tum toh Madhuri Dixit ban jati (You could have been Madhuri Dixit).¡¯ I said, ¡®Sir, you said it and I am it. Just the fact that he said it, for me, that was a big reward, award or whatever you can call it.¡± In a 23-year-old long career, after Tere Naam, Bhumika was just seen in 10 Hindi films till today.

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