Priyanka Chopra started off her career with Sunny Deol in 'The Hero: Love Story Of A Spy'. The film had released in 2003, post which, Priyanka had movies like 'Aitraaz' and 'Mujhse Shadi Karogi' which got her to fame! The actress was a part of a film called ' Yakeen ', opposite Arjun Rampal . But did you know that model-turned-actor Rajneish Duggal was the first choice for it? However, he was removed from the movie because he was a new comer and Priyanka had become a star by them.
In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Rajniesh has revealed, "I was the first choice for Yakeen, I was signed for the film. In fact, I was working on it. When I met director Girish Dhamija, he asked me, ‘When can you move to Mumbai?’ I was already planning to move to Mumbai.
So, I got training from Girish ji himself; he is an alumnus of the National School of Drama and a dialect coach.” As he was being launched, the producer of the movie gave him a penthouse in Juhu, a car and a cook. The actor underwent training for around 2-3 months.
"They signed a three-film deal with me. I had a double role in the film with Priyanka as the lead. They put me in a penthouse at Juhu 10th Road.
They gave me a car and a driver. One call and a person would bring food to my flat. I was going to classes and fully preparing.
I prepared for 2-2.5 months. I left brand endorsements of Siyaram, Vimal, and other companies to concentrate on the film," added the actor.
However, he was removed from the movie overnight. Ra.
