Farah Khan Reveals Why She Chose Malaika Arora Over Shilpa Shirodkar For Song Chhaiya Chhaiya

Concerned about the deemed fitness requirement for the song, Farah told Shilpa that she won't be going ahead with her in the song because she was fatter and promised her of working sometime in the future.

Earlier in one of the Bigg Boss 18 episodes, Shilpa Shirodkar had mentioned that she was the lady who was chosen for the song “Chhaiya Chhaiya”. But gradually she got rejected and the song was taken away from her. Choreographer Farah Khan who was behind the dance recwnrly opened up on the same where she addressed choosing Malaika Arora over Shilpa for the dance.

Farah Khan Accepts REJECTING Shilpa Shirodkar

In a recently held conversation, Farah said that at that moment when she met Shilpa Shirodkar for the role, she felt that the actress wasn’t the right fit. “I came to Shilpa to ask her for ‘Chhaiya Chhaiya.’ But something must have happened to her because at that time, she was at least 100 kgs. So I thought, ‘How will she get on the train? And if she gets on, where will Shah Rukh stand?’”

Concerned about the deemed fitness requirement for the song, Farah told Shilpa that she won’t be going ahead with her in the song because she was fatter and promised her of working sometime in the future.

Shilpa Shirodkar REACTS To Being Replaced In Song Chhaiya Chhaiya

Shilpa Shirodkar too who came over an interaction about the same, told Siddharth Kannan. She confirmed that she had been approached for the song but was ultimately rejected because she was deemed “too fat.” As she quotes, “I didn’t get it because I was fat. They just said that I am fat.”

Undoubtedly, she felt disappointed of the rejection but chose to focus on the bigger picture. Despite facing rejection for such a legendary song, the ex contestant of bigg Boss and former actress of bollywood said that god still gave her a lot and is still giving. She made her name with multiple names like Hum, Aankhein and more.

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