Actress Krystle D’Souza, who featured in the song Shararat in Dhurandhar, has broken her silence on the controversy surrounding Tamannaah Bhatia being the first choice for the song. Earlier, choreographer Vijay Ganguly had said he wanted to cast Tamannaah but the director allegedly rejected her
Krystle D'Souza
Krystle D’Souza, who was recently seen in the popular song Shararat from Aditya Dhar’s directorial Dhurandhar, has now broken her silence on the controversy surrounding the song and the casting of actress Tamannaah Bhatia in the same. Shararat became one of the most talked-about songs from the Ranveer Singh-starrer after choreographer Vikay Ganguly revealed Tamannaah Bhatia was the first choice for the song.
Krystle D'Souza on Tamannaah Bhatia casting controversy
Reacting to the controversy, Krystle made it clear that Tamannaah would have nailed the song too. While talking to Free Press Journal, the actress shared, “Honestly, I mean, I did see it, and I felt like she would have killed it in her own way. She would have owned it and, you know, sometimes what’s written for whoever’s written is what’ll happen. You can’t change anything like that. Approached or not approached, I’m sure she would have nailed it. Like, there’s no way that she wouldn’t kill it. And even if Ayesha was alone in the song, she would have killed it. If I were alone in the song, I would have killed it. Everyone would have done what they could do best."
Krystle D'Souza further strongly called out the culture of pitting women against each other, saying, "So, I’m never going to take away from anyone who’s hardworking, who’s self-made, who has, you know, who has been consistent and is ready to, you know, put in the effort. So, I feel like she’s doing big things. She’s going to do bigger things. And this is our time, and we are doing things, and we are going to do bigger things. So, there’s enough sun for everyone, as I’ve always said. Everyone needs to shine like Ranveer Singh; let us shine. To bring somebody up, you don’t need to bring others down. I don’t know how many times I need to say this. But just to bring another person up, please don’t tear another person apart. Because you don’t know mentally how it can affect somebody.”
She also spoke about her Shararat co-star Ayesha Khan, praising the dancer and performer. "She’s a very confident girl. She’s so good at what she does, you know. Before I met her, I did stalk her because they told me Ayesha was in it. And I went through her reels, and I’m like, oh my god, she’s such a beautiful performer. She dances on reels, and she dances so well. So it’s just like, you know, you’re going to perform with somebody good. So your performance is going to look good. Like, when you have a good co-actor for an intense scene, you know that scene is going to turn out well. So you know if you have a good person who’s dancing with you, that dance is going to turn out well,” Krystle said.
About the controversy
Soon after the song’s release, many speculated that Tamannaah Bhatia was initially approached for the song but was later replaced by Krystle D’Souza and Ayesha Khan.
During an interview with Filmygyan, film’s choreographer Vijay Ganguly revealed that he had suggested Tamannaah’s name for the song, but Aditya Dhar was clear about his vision. Vijay said, “Aditya was very clear that he did not want what people call an item song, something that went out of the story. If it were just about one girl, it would have taken attention away from the story. That’s why there are two girls, not one. He didn’t want the attention to be about this one person. If it was Tamannaah, it would’ve been about her and not the story." However, later he clarified that Tamannaah was never officially approached for the song.
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