Earlier this month we had reported that Parineeti Chopra had been roped in to feature alongside Sidharth Malhotra in the film Shotgun Shaadi. However, now we hear that Parineeti might just be replaced by the Dangal girl Fatima Sana Shaikh in the film. If what we hear is true then apparently the reason for this change in casting is because Parineeti Chopra has been facing issues with allocating dates to shoot the project.
Commenting on the same, a source close to the development says, “While it would be great to see Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra back on screen together after Hasee Toh Phasee, it now seems unlikely given the fact that Parineeti is pretty busy. Due to Pari’s issues with allocating dates for the film, the makers have now roped in Fatima Sana Shaikh for the role.”
Interestingly, prior to Parineeti coming on board for Shotgun Shaadi rumours were rife that the Ekta Kapoor production wanted to sign Shraddha Kapoor, hence bringing together the Ek Villain team. But now with Fatima stepping into Pari’s shoes, we guess we will have to wait a bit longer for this reunion.
As for the film, though Fatima Sana Shaikh is yet to sign the dotted line, Sidharth Malhotra has already begun prep work for the film by hiring a dialect coach to learn Bihari properly. As for their roles in Shotgun Shaadi, though Fatima’s role is still under wraps, we hear that Sidharth will be seen bulking up as he plays a a thug who abducts men and forcefully gets them married.
The much-awaited Race 3 trailer was finally unveiled on May 15 and it generated mixed response. It’s the third installment of the Race series and stars Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Saqib Saleem. A section of moviegoers were unhappy with the fact that ‘the face of the Race’ Saif Ali Khan isn’t a part of this film and that Abbas-Mustan, who directed the first 2 parts, have been replaced by Remo Dsouza. The trailer gives a vibe that Race 3 will be a fun, masala film but many couldn’t stop complaining and even laughing about it. One of their grouses was that the dialogues are too cheesy. One such cheesy dialogue that got a lot of brickbats was ‘Our business is our business…none of your business’! It’s mouthed by Daisy Shah and even she came under the fire. As it is, many don’t feel she’s worthy enough and believe that it’s due to Salman Khan that she’s getting a chance to be in such plum projects.
It’s been 8 days since the trailer was out and this particular dialogue was converted into plenty of memes. May 15 was also the day when Karnataka elections results came out and though I didn’t see it myself, I am sure that there must be some meme showing Rahul Gandhi telling Narendra Modi or Amit Shah that ‘Our MLAs are our MLAs’! Just a random scroll on your Twitter, Facebook or Instagram feed would give you an idea on how this one-liner has crossed all boundaries. Today, netizens woke up to a surprise as even Mumbai Police alerted people not to share public information online, by using Daisy Shah’s picture and tweaking her dialogue!
Thankfully, the Race 3 team has taken the criticism in its stride. ‘Any publicity is good publicity,’ is an age old adage. They realized that their film is being talked about every time a joke or meme is being made, mocking the said dialogue. As a result, they have no complaints. In fact, the actors of the film like Jacqueline Fernandez and Salman Khan uploaded videos mouthing Daisy Shah’s dialogue. Jacqueline in fact posted two videos and one of it also had Daisy and their banter was quite nice. Thankfully, this time there would no ‘catfight-between-Race-3-heroines’ stories. The film is more than three weeks away and I am sure as Daisy speaks about her experience over her dialogue and a lot more, it’ll lead to more awareness and thereby hopefully, a lot of buzz. Daisy has already responded in a very endearing way to the Mumbai Police tweet.
What’s also interesting to note is that very rarely it happens that a dialogue, scene or a song becomes such a rage before the release of a film. 8 years ago, Sonakshi Sinha’s ‘thappad se darr nahin lagta’ similarly caught attention. But this dialogue in Dabangg trailer was loved and not made fun of, as it happened in the case of Daisy Shah’s one-liner. Social media wasn’t that huge back then and hence, it didn’t go viral. Same was the case with the ‘ek baar jo maine commitment kar di’ dialogue mouthed stylishly by Salman Khan 9 years ago in Wanted. In today’s times, the response would have been crazy. Dhanush was a huge star down South but he became known pan India because of his song ‘Kolaveri Di’ from the then unreleased 2012 film 3. Before Baahubali, this was the song that had neatly bridged the North-South divide in our country! Last year, Shahid Kapoor’s long monologue ending with ‘Woh Rajput’ in Padmaavat trailer also had become famous, though not as huge as Race 3. And just a few months ago, it was Priya Prakash Varrier ruling the roost in this category. Her sexy wink in a clip from the upcoming Malayalam film Oru Adaar Love caught the whole nation by storm. And now Priya Prakash Varrier has been replaced by Daisy Shah unexpectedly!
The only fear is that our filmmakers might try purposely incorporating such a silly dialogue in their films from now on, hoping that it would similarly go viral. As a result, the writing might suffer. However, such things can’t be planned. Even the Race 3 makers never must have imagined in their wildest dreams that this particular dialogue would become a talking point. Here’s hoping that no one replicates this aspect and as for Race 3 makers, enjoy the attention while it lasts!
