If you thought that finding a new Riddhima for Dill Mill Gaye was a cake walk then you are mistaken. The production house went through a grind trying to find a new face to replace Sukirti. By now we all know that Jennifer is the new face but it was after a lot of hits and misses that Cinevistaas got their new doctor. Let us tell you who was hit and who was missed.

Remember Shilpa Anand? To refresh your memory she was the very first Riddhima of Dill Mill Gaye. By the way Jennifer is Dr Riddhima no.3. Now it so happened that when Sukirti decided to opt out the search began and the producers thought of bringing back Shilpa who was very popular. But things did not materialize as planned as Shilpa reportedly quoted an astronomical amount for her return.

“Yes, this is true that I was offered the same role again but the producers were not ready to pay me what I quoted. There were other issues also which I can not discuss. But for me Dill Mill Gaye is a closed chapter now and I do not want to go back to the show,” Shilpa said.

The producer of the show Siddharth Malhotra confirmed the news and said, “I do not know what went wrong with her that she demanded more than what even Smriti Irani or Akshay Kumar get paid. I know she is a good actress but we could not pay her that much. I therefore got the channel involved to negotiate with her but in vain. So we decided to rope Jennifer in.”

All we can say is Shilpa’s loss was Jennifer’s gain.