MUMBAI: One of the most loved Bollywood movies is Barfi which had Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role was immensely loved by the fans all over for its amazing storytelling, solid screenplay, great performances and songs. No doubt that the actor Ranbir Kapoor gave one of his best from his careers and no doubt the chemistry between Ranbir- Priyanka and also Ranbir- Ileana was loved by the fans.

Looking at the roles of the leading ladies, we surely feel that these characters were written for them. Do you know Ileana D'Cruz was not the first choice for the movie? 

Yes you heard right! 

Katrina Kaif was the first choice for the movie.

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In one of the media interaction director Anurag Basu said, "I wanted to cast them (Ranbir and Katrina). They look nice together. I was glad when Katrina said ‘yes’ as she was my first choice for the role. I had approached her for the character that Ileana finally ended up doing."

Unfortunately, soon after confirming her part, reports revealed that Katrina backed out. She wasn’t sure she wanted to do a two-heroine film and wanted to focus on solo lead movies instead.  

Well what are your views on this? Do let us know in the comment section below.

Released in 2012 Barfi was directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures.

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