Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt on Monday denied reports that Pakistani actor Ali Zafar has been replaced in her upcoming film Dear Zindagi.
Earlier, reports said 36-year-old Zafar was replaced by Tahir Raj Bhasin in the movie amid the Pakistani artist ban row.
Upon being asked about it, the 23-year-old star said, “Nobody is being replaced. The film will release in its full form. There isn’t much conversation happening around who’s being replaced and who’s not. So, we can leave the edge of that topic for sometime since it has died down.”
The actress was speaking at the Absolut Elyx Filmfare Glamour and Style cover launch.
The Udta Punjab star said she really identifies with her character in Dear Zindagi.
“Dear Zindagi is closest to my life. I am not saying I am exactly that character, but I relate to it the most. Getting [expletive] off with relationships, there is a dialogue in teaser 3, where I say, ‘I hate couples’. That happens,” Bhatt said.
“Not only me, but everyone will be able to see a shade of themselves in my character,” she said.
The actress “hopes” that the recent demonetisation move of the government will not affect her film.
Directed by Gauri Shinde of English Vinglish fame, Dear Zindagi, which also stars Shah Rukh Khan, Angad Bedi, Kunal Kapoor, is scheduled to release on November 24 in the UAE.
