Actor Urvashi Rautela says she could have made her big screen debut with Yash Raj Films’ 2012 romantic drama Ishaqzaade had it not been for the beauty pageant dream she was prepping for. Urvashi was crowned Miss Diva- Miss Universe India in 2015 and represented India at Miss Universe the same year.
In an interview with Hauterrfly, Urvashi dropped the revelation about Ishaqzaade, which marked the screen debut in leading roles of actors Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra.
“I had to let go off a Yash Raj Films movie because I wanted to go for Miss Universe. It was Ishaqzaade, which was supposed to be my launch. But this (pageantry) was my focus since childhood and I really wanted to prepare for it. Some people have a different way of thinking, that after they win it, Bollywood becomes their main focus. But in my case, it was never like that. I never spoke to Parineeti about this, but it is good, everyone has different destinies. I wanted to be a pageant winner more than a heroine, this (Bollywood) followed automatically,” she added.
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The actor said prepping for beauty pageants is “equivalent to an athlete preparing for Olympics,” because one has to control their diet, be excellent with their exercises and “know different kind of walks.”
Though Urvashi Rautela turned down Ishaqzaade, she did make her Bollywood debut with Sunny Deol starrer Singh Saab the Great in 2012. She followed it up with projects like Sanam Re, Hate Story 4, Great Grand Masti. She last starred in the thriller Ghuspaithiya and will be now seen in the multi-starred comedy Welcome to the Jungle, headlined by Akshay Kumar.
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