When Priyanka Chopra's loss eventually turned out to be her gain

Actors have often found mselves in a situation where y turn down movies that end up performing well at box office. Be it Twinkle Khanna turning down  role of Tina in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai or Wina Ryder declining a role in Godfar Part III — re are chock full of instances where industry veterans turned down roles that went on to become box office hits. However, at times turning down a movie have turned out to be a boon, especially if movie tanks financially

Let's have a look at movie Priyanka turned down and how it turned out for her. 

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When PC rejected 'Umrao Jaan' for 'BluffMaster'

In an old interview with a reputed daily, Priyanka Chopra h mentioned how she h to cancel her movie with J.P. Dutta's Umrao Jaan. She mentioned that director needed 90 days at a stretch for shooting that year, but she couldn't commit to those many dfays. Reportedly, she turned  part down to work in Bluffmaster. She also revealed her desire to work with J.P. Dutta in future. Did decision prove costly for her?

A look at box office comparisons of se two movies reveals how loss of Umrao Jaan turned out to be a boon for Priyanka Chopra as her movie Bluffmaster came out to be a box office hit. 

BluffMaster

Bluffmaster starred Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and Nana Patekar in pivotal roles. movie released in 2005 and was based on storyline of films like Nine Queens, Matchstick Men, and  Game. BluffMaster became an unexpected hit at box office and Abhishek Bachchan's performance was widely praised. movie was me on an estimated budget of Rs 10 crores and collected Rs 26 crores (approx) at domestic markets. 

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Umrao Jaan

budget of this film was declared to be Rs. 23 crores. movie collected Rs 7.5 crores in domestic markets and was declared as a disaster by Boxoffice India.  movie was based on Urdu vel, which narrates story of a famous courtesan. ensemble cast consisted of Abhishek Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Divya Dutta, Himani Shivpuri, and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. 

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