{"id":46668,"date":"2025-08-05T08:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/46668\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T08:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:51:10","slug":"suneel-darshan-on-not-replacing-priyanka-chopra-in-barsaat-after-akshay-kumars-exit-amid-personal-turbulence-shaadishuda-aadmiyon-ko-zyada-responsible-hona-chahiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/46668\/","title":{"rendered":"Suneel Darshan on not replacing Priyanka Chopra in Barsaat after Akshay Kumar\u2019s exit amid personal turbulence: ‘Shaadishuda aadmiyon ko zyada responsible hona chahiye’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Suneel Filmmaker Suneel Darshan<\/a>, who is known for directing hit collaborations with Akshay Kumar<\/a> in the early 2000s, has addressed the actor\u2019s sudden exit from his 2005 film Barsaat. While promoting Andaaz 2, Darshan recalled the behind-the-scenes turbulence and explained why he chose to retain Priyanka Chopra<\/a> as the lead, even as Akshay<\/a> backed out.\u201cThere was a lot of turbulence in his personal life\u201dResponding to whether Akshay was initially cast in Barsaat before being replaced by Bobby Deol<\/a>, Suneel Darshan confirmed, \u201cAb toh gaana YouTube pe hai. Maine Akshay aur Priyanka<\/a> ka shoot… woh film shoot hui thi, I know. Haan, woh shoot hui thi film. Aur ek point aisa aaya ki uski personal life mein kaafi turbulence aa gayi thi.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Darshan said Akshay himself approached him with the request to exit the film. He told Bollywood Bubble, \u201cUsne mujhe poocha ki, \u2018Bhai, agar yeh mere bina ho sake, personal issues ki wajah se…\u2019 Toh main toh yeh maanta hoon ki actors ko bohot responsible hona chahiye, aur shaadishuda aadmiyon ko toh aur bhi zyada responsible hona chahiye.\u201dReflecting on how these personal choices affect a film’s fate, he added, \u201cLekin kya hota hai, galti karna insaan ki fitrat hoti hai \u2014 aur producer ko maar khana uski taqdeer mein hota hai.\u201d\u201cI didn\u2019t want Priyanka to bear the burden\u201dDespite the rumoured fallout between Akshay and Priyanka Chopra, Darshan chose not to replace the actress in the film.\u201cYeh mera faisla tha, kyunki main chahta tha ki Priyanka Chopra ko us haadse ki responsibility ka onus na doon,\u201d he said. \u201cAur main sochta tha, bhai, jiska mere se gehra sambandh tha \u2014 jitna bhi tha \u2014 woh toh Akshay hi kehta tha ki \u2018main tujhe apna kya samajhta hoon\u2019… Woh toh us waqt shayad kisi tape mein mil bhi jaaye.\u201d\u201cMaine socha ki yeh hi better hai ki Priyanka ko continue karein, aur jisne mujhe option diya hai, usse replace karein.\u201dA professional split sparked by personal rumours?Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra had once been one of Bollywood\u2019s most bankable onscreen pairs, delivering hits like Andaaz, Aitraaz, and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. However, rumours of a romantic relationship between the two began circulating around the time of Barsaat, reportedly causing strain in Akshay\u2019s marriage with Twinkle Khanna<\/a>.As per reports, Twinkle even considered divorce, prompting the actor to distance himself from Priyanka professionally. Their on-screen collaborations abruptly ceased following the incident.Over the years, Priyanka Chopra has largely remained silent on the matter. However, she has subtly acknowledged making the choice to step away to avoid causing tension in anyone\u2019s personal life.Most recently, in July 2025, while promoting her Hollywood film Heads of State, the actress briefly addressed her past professional dynamics, praising both Akshay Kumar and Tom Cruise for their action abilities, marking a rare mention of her former co-star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Suneel Darshan, who is known for directing hit collaborations with Akshay Kumar in the early 2000s, has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46669,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[10113,10121,32538,32537,32536,19787,49,48,75,337,19786,19782,19783,32539],"class_list":["post-46668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-akshay","tag-akshay-kumar","tag-akshay-priyanka-relationship-rumors","tag-andaaz-2","tag-barsaat-film","tag-bobby-deol","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-priyanka","tag-priyanka-chopra","tag-suneel-darshan","tag-twinkle-khanna"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}