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Why Aditya Dhar rejected Tamannaah Bhatia for Dhurandhar hit song Shararat?
Tamannaah Bhatia is the first choice for almost every hit song nowadays. However, director Aditya Dhar rejected the idea to cast her for the song, Shararat from Dhurandhar.
Aditya Dhar Tamannaah rejection Shararat: Choreographer Vijay Ganguly, who worked on Dhurandhar revealed his first choice for Shararat was Tamannaah Bhatia, but Aditya Dhar refused.
When you think of impactful dance numbers, Tamannaah naturally comes to mind,” he admitted, adding that she was indeed suggested during early discussions for this song.
Aditya Dhar Tamannaah rejection Shararat: Aditya didn’t want this song to feel like an item song. Casting such a popular star like Tamannaah would have shifted all focus to her, which Aditya didn’t want.
If it were Tamannaah, the conversation would only be about her and not the story,” Vijay explained.
Aditya Dhar wanted the audience to stay focused on the film rather than shifting focus on special dance number.
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