Filmmaker Amol Gupte Talks About Shraddha Kapoor's Exit From Saina Film

Amol Gupte: Filmmaker Amol Gupte opened up on Shraddha Kapoor's early exit from badminton player Saina Nehwal's biopic Saina. 

He said that Kapoor's health issues prevented her from giving her 100 per cent to the film. She had contracted dengue at that time, and had to be replaced by Parineeti Chopra in 2019.

"Initially we had Shraddha in the film, who was completely prepared for the role, which is why we started shooting. But then she fell ill, she got dengue which took the wind out of her. Since it was a sports film, she couldn't muster the courage to come for 12 hours and stand on a badminton court while she was unwell," Amol Gupte said.

Gupte then revealed that Shraddha Kapoor then starred in the film Chhichhore which went on to become a blockbuster.

Amol Gupte Talks About How Bhushan Kumar Helped Him

It was around that time that film producer Bhushan Kumar was looking out for a female actor for Remo D'Souza's film Street Dancer. Katrina Kaif had earlier opted out of the lead role, and had to be replaced by someone.

"Bhushan Kumar needed someone because the film was about to go on floors. So Shraddha went there. Then Bhushan brought in Parineeti for 'Saina'. It was a win-win for all of us," Gupte added.

Amole Gupte then went on to talk about how it wasn't difficult for him to get used to Parineeti Chopra instead of Shraddha Kapoor for his film Saina. "I don't over stress on things. Life goes on, I had to move on too. We lose our near and dear ones but we don't stop. What also helped me was Bushan's support. Rarely any producer will do that, " he said. He also praised Parineeti Chopra for her acting skills.