Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi, Sushant Singh Rajput and more: Stars who got replaced in movies by other actors after their sudden demise

By BollywoodLife
Published: April 09 2021, 13:42 PM IST

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Celebs, who got replaced by another actors in films after their sudden demise — Image credit: Instagram

Celebs, who got replaced by another actors in films after their sudden demise

We have seen many actors getting replaced by their colleagues due to creative differences and other reasons but replacing someone due to their sudden demise is a very tragic thing. While Amitabh Bachchan recently came on board to fill in the shoes of Rishi Kapoor in Deepika Padukone's The Intern remake, here are some of the actors like Dharmendra and Madhuri Dixit, who replaced the stars in films after their sudden demise.

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Amitabh Bachchan replaces Rishi Kapoor in The Intern — Image credit: Instagram

Amitabh Bachchan replaces Rishi Kapoor in The Intern

After Love Aaj Kal, Rishi Kapoor and Deepika Padukone were reuniting for the remake of The Intern but due to the sudden demise of the veteran actor, the film was put on the backburner, until the makers announced that Amitabh Bachchan has come on board for that role.

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Ayushmann Khurrana replaces Sushant Singh Rajput in Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui — Image credit: Instagram

Ayushmann Khurrana replaces Sushant Singh Rajput in Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui

Sushant Singh Rajput was supposed to collaborate again with Kai Po Che and Kedarnath director Abhishek Kapoor for Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui. But due to his untimely demise, Ayushmann Khurrana came to play his part. The shooting of the film is completed and is expected to hit the screens this year.

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Madhuri Dixit replaced Sridevi in Kalank — Image credit: Instagram

Madhuri Dixit replaced Sridevi in Kalank

The sudden demise of Sridevi sent shockwaves across the nation. The late actress was in talks for many projects and among them was Karan Johar's ambitious project Kalank. Later, we saw Madhuri Dixit playing the role, which was offered to the Chandni star.

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Raveena Tandon replaced Divya Bharti in Mohra — Image credit: Instagram

Raveena Tandon replaced Divya Bharti in Mohra

The sudden passing away of Divya Bharti was one of the shocking incidents in the entertainment industry. While the actress had signed Akshay Kumar-Suniel Shetty's Mohra and also had shoot few shots, after her demise Raveena Tandon replaced her.

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Dharmendra replaced Guru Dutt in Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi — Image credit: Instagram

Dharmendra replaced Guru Dutt in Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi

The legendary star Guru Dutt passed away when he was shooting for Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi. To give a tribute to him, the makers decided to pick the film from where it was left and Dharmendra came on board to complete the film