Sonam denies she was in the hunt for Rab Ne…
Sonam Kapoor has gone on record to state that she was never offered Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi by Aditya Chopra and is amazed over the whole speculation surrounding it.
Says the Saawariya actress, “Ever since the project was announced, there was speculation about me being in it. I was never offered the film. I don’t know where the whole thing started. To be honest, I did visit Adi a couple of times like any other actor. But not for any particular role. Maybe people saw me entering Yash Raj. Nowadays, even if an actress passes by Yash Raj, she has signed a film with them.”
When asked if she has similarities with Anushka, the girl chosen to star opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the film, she responds, “Does she? Hmm… Is that a compliment to me or to her? I never even approached Adi for the role. I had a reason not to. I know it required someone very Punjabi-looking and young. I’ve just played a full-on Punjabi kudi — salwar-kameez sharara-gharara and all, in Rakeysh Mehra’s Dilli 6. Even in Saawariya, I was in Indian clothes. Now I need a change of pace and grace.”
She adds, “I’m not signing anything in a hurry. I’ve all the time in the world and the best advisor any actress in Bollywood could have — my dad (Anil Kapoor).”