Published 16:27 IST, April 15th 2020
Kareena Kapoor Khan's 'Refugee': Fascinating trivia about the film
Kareena Kapoor is one of the most iconic Bollywood actors. Read on to know some fascinating trivia about her very first film, 'Refugee'.
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Kareena Kapoor is one of the most prolific Bollywood actors. Kareena Kapoor's films that remain widely popular include Jab We Met, Refugee, Good Newwz, Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, 3 Idiots and many more. The actor started with her very first film, Refugee. Kareena Kapoor, in a very short span of time, gained massive popularity and had several films lined up at a very young age. With all that said now, read on to know some of the interesting facts from her very first film, Refugee.
Kareena Kapoor 'Refugee': Trivia about the film
- This was the first film of both Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor.
- Kareena Kapoor, at the same time, was also offered a role in the film, Kaho Na Pyaar Hai but she declined the role as she wished her first film to be with Amitabh Bachchan's son.
- In the film, actress Bipasha Basu was also offered a role with actor Sunil Shetty. The character was removed from the film when she declined the offer.
- Renowned actress Tabu was also signed to play the role of a doctor in the film. Unfortunately, the role was taken down from the film.
- For this film, actor Abhishek Bachchan received several criticisms and was compared with his father. Kareena, on the other hand, received high praise for her performance. Three years later, tables were turned in the film Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon as actress Kareena was criticized while Abhishek Bachchan received praise for his performance in the movie.
- Before signing the role with Abhishek, director JP Dutta approached Salman Khan for the lead role but Salman did not commit to the character and rejected the offer. Later, Abhishek Bachchan was finally taken for the film.
Updated 16:27 IST, April 15th 2020