All the Controversies you need to know about film "Bharat"!

Since the time of its inception, Ali Abbas Zafar's movie "Bharat" has remained talk of the town. There have been various speculations about the film, its cast, its story, etc.  So we have compiled a list of all the major controversies that you need to know about the ensemble cast movie which will be getting release on Eid 2019. 

1.  Priyanka Chopra working opposite Salman Khan after 10 years in Bharat.

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   Priyanka was casted alongside Salman Khan to play the role of lead in Ali Abbas Zafar's lead. This film would have been PeeCee's first project after 2 years of her break from Bollywood. Priyanka has worked with Ali in film Gunday and along with Salman in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Salaam-e-Ishq and God Tussi Great Ho.

   “Bharat it is!  I’m looking forward to begin shooting this film and working with Salman and Ali again after a considerable time. I’ve learnt a lot from them in our previous collaborations and am excited to see what this one has to offer. I’m also looking forward to working with Alvira and Atul and the entire team of Bharat.To all my well-wishers who’ve been so patient and supportive… thank you for your constant support and I’ll see you all at the movies!”- Priyanka Chopra.

2. Priyanka left movie "Bharat" due to her alleged engagement with Hollywood star Nick Jonas

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   Director Ali Abbas Zafar confirmed through his tweet that Priyanka won't be part of movie anymore and he hinted that the reason of her exit was a  'special reason' and he also mentioned it being related to  'Nick Jonas' in his tweet.

3.  Salman's official statement to Press about Priyanka's exit from the film

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   After all the speculations and assumptions about Salman being miffed from Priyanka's sudden exit from the movie "Bharat", Salmaan finally gave media his opinion on PeeCee's sudden exit from the movie. Shedding some light on the controversy he said,“I’m really happy for her. If we knew it before that she has been signed for a very big film there, we would never have stopped her. Just that we got to know about it in the very end, just 10 days before her schedule was to begin. She came home. I said ‘no problem, if you don’t want to do it, then don’t do it’.”

   And when asked about the alleged Priyanka and Nick's wedding, Salman told media that, “We were given some other reasons at that time, that (laughs), well, you all would understand! That might also be the reason, or maybe this one. Whatever be it – marriage, or some other film or she doesn’t wish to work in India at the moment, or she doesn’t wish to work with me, she just wants to do Hollywood films and TV shows, whatever be the reason, it is her call. We are really happy and supportive about her doing really good work. Even if she isn’t working here, she is making India proud outside. Even if she doesn’t wish to work with Salman, it’s fine, she is working with some big star there. At least it makes India proud. We were pretty okay with that.”

4. Katrina Kaif replaces Priyanka in film "Bharat"

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   After a long wait and a list of many bollywood actresses we finally got to know that it is Katrina Kaif who is replacing Priyanka Chopra in the movie "Bharat". It was announced by Salman Khan through his instagram where he uploaded the picture or Katrina, welcoming her as the new member of film "Bharat". The director Ali Abbas Zafar also announced about Katrina as the part of the film during one his events.

5. Katrina's official statement about joining "Bharat" and replacing Priyanka Chopra

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   On joining the cast of  film "Bharat" and collaborating again with both Salman Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar, at the recent award function Katrina finally gave a statement saying, "“Ali Abbas Zafar is a very, very dear friend of mine and we have worked together before. Both of the films were extremely successful and, more importantly, they were experiences for me which were really wonderful and I really enjoyed both the experiences of working with him.”

    

   She also said she loved the script. “When he contacted me, he said, ‘I’m going send you a script and just react and tell me what you think’. I read the script and thought it was absolutely wonderful and I was extremely excited about the character and very happy to be part of the film’.”

   Along with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif the film also stars Disha Patani, Nora Fatehi and Sunil Grover. The film will be shot in various locations of India and Europe. The shooting has already started and Katrina will join rest of the cast from September.

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