Not Nawazuddin Siddiqui And Avneet Kaur, These Were Original Leads For Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’
Kangana Ranaut revealed that ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’ was initially announced as ‘Divine Lovers’ seven years ago.
Kangana Ranaut, who is known to portray diverse roles with utmost perfection and ease, has had quite a journey in the entertainment industry. From starting out in the Indian film industry with movies like ‘Gangster’ and ‘Woh Lamhe’ to giving blockbusters including ‘Queen’ and ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’, Kangana’s acting journey has been an inspiring one. Apart from being a brilliant actress, Kangana Ranaut has also turned producer for ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’, which stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur.
Recently, Kangana Ranaut launched the trailer for her next production venture, ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’, in Mumbai. At the trailer launch event, Kangana revealed that she was initially supposed to star in the comedy film, opposite late Irrfan Khan.
Talking about ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’ at the event, Kangana Ranaut said, “It feels like I am making yet another debut. This film is very special for me because I haven’t told anyone yet, but this film was launched earlier.”
The Bollywood actress added, “Many years ago, around six-seven years ago, me and Irrfan (Khan) sir were doing this film. We had invited the media and it was a big launch event. That time the film was called Divine Lovers. Unfortunately, after that my director fell ill and then we tried making it for the next two-three years but it never took off.”
Kangana Ranaut said that when the filmmaker went back to working on the script, Irrfan passed away in April 2020. "That really demotivated us," said Kangana.
Kangana also revealed that she decided to pitch the film to Amazon Prime Video “just for fun”. The team ended up liking the script and the movie went on floors with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur.
When Kangana was looking to cast Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role, she was told that he wouldn't sign another film for five years. When she called him, Nawazuddin said that he was in Bengaluru and asked her to come over if she wanted to meet and discuss.
When she actually made visited him, Nawazuddin was so impressed that he agreed to do the film, even without reading the script.
Tiku Weds Sheru, featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui as a junior artiste in Hindi films and Avneet Kaur as an aspiring actress, is produced by Manikarnika Films. It will release on Amazon Prime Video on June 23. It is the maiden production of Kangana Ranaut.
