Ekta Kapoor and Prachi Desai, reveal Friendsfrom the industry, are no longer on talking terms. And the filmmaker's muchanticipated sequel to Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai is to be blamed.
Prachi and Ekta have been close ever since the Balaji baroness launched the actress as the protagonist in one of her soaps. Though things soured a bit when Prachi quit the series to sign Rock On!!, later things were sorted out and the two were back to being buddies. But how Prachi lost out on a plum role in Once Upon...2 that was meant to be hers, tells a different inside story.
A source revealed, "Prachi was very much a part of the sequel when The Script was being written. In fact, her character was more prominent than in the first part. Later, her role was cut down to four or five scenes. And then she found herself out of the project altogether. Then Sonali Bendrestepped in."
A friend of the actress explained, "After Rock On!!, Ekta and Prachi sorted out their differences. They worked together in Once Upon ... which gave Prachi's career a huge boost. But then she signed Bol Bachchan. Despite being friends with Rohit Shetty, Ekta did not like it."
Ever since then Prachi had been conspicuous by her absence at Ekta's house parties. And tongues had started wagging. A friend defended Ekta, who is currently in Dubai, "Prachi was not even signed for the film. How can she be paired with Akshay Kumar? Sonali fit the role perfectly."
When asked about Prachi's role in the film, director Milan Luthria said, "I've no idea where these stories are coming from."
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