Ankita Lokhande & NOT Deepika Padukone was Farah Khan's first choice for 'Happy New Year'

In year 2014 released Deepika Pukone's dance drama flick Happy New Year with a magnanimous ensemble cast. It was  second collaboration of Farah Khan and Deepika post her debut film Om Shanti Om. But, did you kw that Pavitra Rishta fame actress Ankita Lokhande was Farah's first choice to play Mohini's character in Happy New Year and t Deepika Pukone? However, if that was case n why was Anikta never approached for it and, what went wrong? Re here.

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Ankita Lokhande was Farah Khan's first choice as Mohini 

Ankita Lokhande was a massive star on small screen in 2014. She was essaying role of Archana in  iconic show Pavitra Rishta. And, her relationship with her reel-co-star turned real-love interest Sushant Singh Rajput was talk of town. couple were inseparable n and were considered one of Tellyland's power couple. Farah Khan too was aware of Ankita Lokhande's popularity and wanted to rope in her to play female le in her upcoming comedy-dance-drama titled Happy New Year. 

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However, as per reports, speculations about Ankita Lokahnde's starry tantrums and fat-paycheque me Main Hoon Na director drop her idea of casting Ankita in her next Bollywood film. And, eventually, Ankita Lokhande never got a chance to even be approached for HPY. Later, Deepika Pukone came on board and played role of orable Mohini in Farah Khan film. 

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Deepika Pukone in Happy New Year gave an exceptional performance in popular movie and her dialogue "Eazy Lagta Hai Mohini Ka Dance" became quite a r with masses. Ankita Lokhande, on or hand, me an impressive debut in world of Hindi Cinema with Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi in 2019. She played a significant role in epic-drama and was highly lauded for her performance in commercially successful movie. 

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Post, Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi, Ankita Lokhane also featured in 2020's much-awaited Tiger Shroff and Shrdha Kapoor starrer Baaghi 3. Ankita played role of Ritesh Deshmukh's onscreen wife in movie and gave a memorable performance.