This actress has been in news for the past few weeks now. During the 90s, she made every man fall in love with her acting chops and gorgeous looks. But did you know she lost the chance to share screen space with for his popular song ? Yes, you read it right! Before Malaika Arora, this gorgeous diva was approached for the song from Dil Se. No, it isn’t Raveena Tandon or Shilpa Shetty, as both the actresses rejected the dance number by themselves. But this actress was rejected for being ‘fat.’. So who is she? Keep reading…
The actress we are talking about appeared on Bigg Boss 18 and is back in news, again. Yes, she is Shilpa Shirodkar. In an interview, Shilpa revealed that she was the makers’ first choice for Chaiyya Chaiyya with Shah Rukh Khan. The actress told Siddharth Kannan, “I didn’t get it because I was fat. They just said that I am fat,” she recalled. When asked if she felt bad about missing the opportunity, she said, “I will always feel bad that I didn’t get ‘Chhaiya Chhaiya,’ but God gave me much more and he is still giving me.”
Further, Shilpa Shirodkar revealed that choreographer Farah Khan told her they will work together some other time and called the actress a little ‘fatter.’. What’s interesting is Farah revealed the same on her cooking show with Karan Veer Mehra.
Farah Khan told Karan Veer Mehra, “I came to Shilpa to ask her for ‘Chhaiya Chhaiya.’. But something must have happened to her because at that time, she was at least 100 kgs. So I thought, ‘how will she get on the train?’ And if she gets on, where will Shah Rukh stand?”
