Banita Sandhu was to debut opposite Vinod Khanna's son Sakshi, not Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu

Banita Sandhu makes her Bollywood debut in Shoojit Sircar's October, starring Varun Dhawan. Not many know that the UK-based model was initially pencilled in for a film to be directed by casting agent Mukesh Chhabra and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

The project was supposed to be the launchpad of Vinod Khanna's son, Sakshi. The film did not happen and Sandhu went on to catch Sircar's eye.

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