It is known that Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor is playing the female lead in Prabhas’ ‘Saaho’. Before she was finalized, makers had considered several actresses including Anushka, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Sonam Kapoor and Disha Patani. While Anushka had to be left out because of her weight issues, other Bollywood actresses couldn’t sign the film due to dates’ and remunerations related issues. Here is the surprising case of an actress turning down Saaho as she felt the ‘heroine’s role was short’.
According to a leading Bollywood tabloid, cute actress Alia Bhatt was the first actress to be approached by Saaho producers immediately after dropping Anushka. Even Karan Johar reportedly tried to convince Alia to take up the Prabhas-starrer. The rising starlet however politely declined the offer as she felt the heroine’s role had very less importance in the film. She thought that her character would get lost in the ensemble supporting cast of Saaho instead of standing out like Prabhas’ role.
The report further added that Alia rejected the film despite having become a fan of Prabhas (after watching Baahubali) since she is busy creating a niche of herself by doing good performance -oriented characters, and that she wasn’t ready to take her foot off the pedal, even if it was for Prabhas.