‘Pati Patni aur Woh’ makers address Taapsee Pannu casting issue

The makers of the ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ remake have responded to Taapsee Pannu’s claims of being dropped from the cast without prior notice.

Pannu claims to be blindsided by the decision. According to her, “I was at the narration in November, in the presence of Juno and Abhay (Chopra). I liked the script and gave it the go-ahead. I was asked to clear my schedule and I complied. Only the clauses remained to be negotiated. But they suddenly vanished.” She also told Mumbai Mirror that, “When I tried to confront the producers, I wasn’t given a proper reason. As much as I have been trying to get some clarity on the matter, they have been putting the conversation off, which is very weird.”

Producers Bhushan Kumar and Juno Chopra have released a statement, clarifying that, “When a script is locked, every director or producer approaches actors for the casting of the film, it is a basic protocol followed by almost all filmmakers. Similarly, for our upcoming project – ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’, we reached out to many actors, who we thought could be our potential protagonists in the film. The versatile actress Taapsee Pannu was one of the many actresses we had approached for one of the leading ladies in the film. However, we as Producers have never made any commitment to her. We would like to clarify that our casting was purely done on the basis of who suited the characters to the tee. Taapsee is an extremely talented actress and we would love to work with her in future. We will soon make the official announcement for the final cast of ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’.”

The cast of the film has not been announced yet, but latest rumours suggest that Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Pandey may have been selected for the lead roles.