Anjali Anand Reveals She Was Not The First Choice For Dabba Cartel: 'Took My Audition Secretly At 1 Am'
Anjali Anand said she was cast in Dabba Cartel four days before the show started filming.
After getting appreciated for her role in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, Anjali Anand is now seen in Dabba Cartel as Shahida, one of the five main leads on the show. However, she recently revealed to SCREEN that she was cast only four days before the show started filming. Shibani Dandekar loved her performance in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani and decided to replace the actress she had originally cast.
Anjali Anand said, “It’s a very funny story about how I got Dabba Cartel. I was cast in the show four days before they started shooting. They had everything ready, including the cast. Shibani saw Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani and felt that she had made a mistake. She wanted me to be Shahida. She told everybody, but nobody listened to her."
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“She secretly made the casting director call me. I was on my way to Mumbai and had a flat tyre. As soon as he told me that it’s a Netflix show, produced by Excel Entertainment, and I am one of the leading five ladies, I was sold, I didn’t even need to read the script," she said.
Anjali added, “Shibani took my audition secretly, 1 am at night. She just told everybody to trust her. The reading was also from the fifth episode, I had not read any scenes. The second I started reading, everybody looked at me and felt that Shibani was right, I am the right choice. I think I was at the right place at the right time. I am grateful that I got to be Shahida."
Who did Anjali replace? “I had no idea, I didn’t even ask. It has happened to me as well, I was cast and then someone else was taken. It usually always happens, but it’s fine, jiske naseeb mai hai usi ko milega. Many things from my fate have also been given to others, but it is fine. Right place at the right time! Jiske naam ka hai, vo character usi ko milega," the actress said.
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