Over the years, Bollywood actress Ileana D’Cruz has made a name for herself in the Hindi film industry with her versatile performances. Currently enjoying motherhood, she has worked in many memorable films, one of them being Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra starrer Barfi. Directed by Anurag Basu, fans still love revisiting the movie. However, did you know that Ileana wanted to quit the 2012 movie after an altercation with the director?
Recalling the incident, Ileana revealed that she had decided to opt out of the movie after Basu lashed out at her for no reason. She stated that the director was apparently in “bad mood” when he had screamed at her. Feeling bad about it, she was left crying. As she firmly decided to quit, she called producer Siddharth Roy Kapur to inform him of her decision, who intervened and made her stay.
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Quoted by News18, the 38-year-old actress, during her interview with NDTV, stated, “One morning, I just walked in super happy in the morning on set and I was like, hey, how’s it going? And he was in a very bad mood. Something ticked him off, and he lashed out on me, and I got really offended. So, I said, Dada, listen, if you think I’m not right for this role and if you’re not happy with the work I’ve done, I’ll leave. I’m not going to sue you. I will leave. I love the story so much, and it won’t make me happy to be in a film like this if you don’t think I’m right for the part. He went one way, I went the other way, crying and called the producer. And I said, no, I’m leaving.”
She went on to recall how she called the producer to inform him of her decision, who asked her to calm down. He told her that he is on his way to the set, and she should just go and do her scene. As she is busy getting ready for her take, the Main Tera Hero actress reveals, “Dada comes walking back in and he’s the only one who used to call me Ilu. I don’t allow anybody call me Ilu. And he just simply said that I walked in at a bad time, and not to take him seriously. We laughed it off and hugged it out.”
For those who don’t know, Barfi follows the love story between Murphy ‘Barfi’ Johnson (Ranbir Kapoor), a mischievous, mute & deaf young man, who is full of life, and Jhilmil (Priyanka Chopra), an autistic woman. Ileana D’Cruz essays the character of Shruti, Barfi’s ex-lover. Released in 2012, the movie was directed by Anurag Basu.
