Gadar: Not Ameesha Patel but THIS was the first choice for Sunny Deol's film, check trivia

It was this actress who was selected for Gadar, before Ameesha Patel.

Siddhi Chatterjee

Source: Bollywoodlife.com | Jun 09, 2023

Sequel

Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel's 2001 film Gadar is all up for a sequel.

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First choice

Reportedly Ameesha Patel was not the first choice for the movie.

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First choice

Reportedly Ameesha Patel was not the first choice for the movie.

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Kajol

Reportedly Kajol was the first choice for Gadar.

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Neelam

Reportedly Neelam Kothari was also a strong contender for Gadar.

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Anil Sharma-Neelam

Reportedly director Anil Sharma had approached many big actresses but he confessed that Neelam was not one of them.

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Gadar

Anil Sharma reportedly was told that many big actresses did not like the storyline and did not want to do a period film.

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400 auditions

The makers did 400 auditions before finalizing on Ameesha Patel.

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Gadar

Ameesha as Sakina was in the top-grossing movie of 2001.

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Audition

Ameesha had to undergo a 12-hour-long audition before she got the role to play.

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About

Gadar was helmed by Anil Sharma and had Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel along with Amrish Puri, Om Puri, and Lillete Dubey.

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