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Piku 10 years: The film Piku, which had three magnificent stars, is going to return to the cinema soon. This film is going to be 10 years. Do you know that the lead actress of this film Deepika Padukone was not the first choice. Come…Read more
Deepika was not the first choice in ‘Piku’! … (Photo courtesy- IMDB)
Highlights
- The film Piku will be released again on 9 May 2025.
- Deepika Padukone was not the first choice.
- Shoojit Sarkar wanted to cast Parineeti Chopra.
New Delhi : There are some films, which settled in the heart. One such film was Piku, which came in 2015 and which showed the father-daughter relationship with great simplicity and humor. Now this film is going to be released in theaters once again on 9 May 2025 on its 10th anniversary.
The trio of Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan made this film as special as memorable. The story was of an elderly person who has stomach disease, but the real magic of the film was in his relationship – especially in the bonding between Piku and his father. Fans still remember this film, which has earned 7.6 ratings on IMDB and about 79 crores.
Do you know Deepika was not the first choice?
Today, even though Piku is counted among Deepika’s best performance, the interesting thing is that in the beginning Shoojit Sarkar wanted to cast Parineeti Chopra for this role.
Shujit felt that Parineeti would fit perfectly in this character and she also talked to her. But at that time Parineeti was busy in another project and refused to do the film. Later, that project could not even become – that is, Parineeti’s double loss was lost.
Parineeti herself told her ‘wrong decision’
In Neha Dhupia’s talk show BFFS, Parineeti said- ‘I had not rejected the film, there was some confusion about timing. At the same time, I signed the second film, but it did not even become. So yes, I regret it.
Deepika and Amitabh expressed the lack of Irfan
As soon as the re-district of the film was announced, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan shared the poster of the film on social media and wrote the emotional caption-‘A film which will always be close to our heart. Piku is coming to theaters again on 9 May. Along with this, both of them remembered Irfan Khan and wrote – ‘Irfan… We miss you a lot. We still think of you today.
Irrfan Khan died on 29 April 2020 due to cancer, but he is still alive in our hearts through films like Piku.