Did You Know Saba Qamar Rejected These Bollywood Roles

The ‘Cheekh’ starlet has for long been sought by filmmakers across the border.

Saba Qamar

Before making waves with Hindi Medium did you know Saba Qamar had turned down several other Bollywood movies? The Cheekh starlet has for long been sought by filmmakers across the border.

In an old episode of Tonite with HSY, the actress had shared details of turning down Diana Penty’s Cocktail opposite Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan. As well as Sonam Kapoor’s Delhi 6.

The I Love You Bunty starlet wasn’t about to do a project that wasn’t on her terms.


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Turns out she was offered another film opposite Emraan Hashmi and Randeep Houda. She stated that she would only work with A-listers like Khans and Kapoors since she is an A-list actress here in Pakistan. The Besharam actress was firm she wouldn’t compromise on the production value and the team that she would work with.

Additionally, Saba Qamar was also offered a parallel role in Love Aaj Kal, also starring Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan.

When she finally did make her Bollywood debut it was stellar. She got to work with the legendary Irfan Khan. Unfortunately, she wasn’t recast in the squeal due to Bollywood’s ban on Pakistani artists. However, the sequel English Medium tanked badly.

The Pani Jaisa Pyar diva then went on to become the first Pakistani actress to be nominated in the prestigious Filmfare Awards. She was nominated in the category for ‘Best Actress’.

In another interview, the Baaghi artist stated that she made some immature decisions saying no to big-budget Bollywood films in the early stage of her career.


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On the work front, she’ll be seen next in Sarmad Khoosat’s Kamli. The director had been working on this film since wrapping up Zindagi Tamasha. The award-winning film and Pakistan’s entry for the Oscars 2020 wasn’t screen in Pakistan.

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