Urvashi Rautela claims she was offered Ishaqzaade, had to let it go to focus on Miss Universe: ‘Never spoke to Parineeti Chopra about it’

“I had to fto spell disconnected a Yash Raj Films movie due to the fact that I wanted to spell for Miss Universe. It was Ishaqzaade, which was expected to beryllium my launch. But this (pageantry) was my absorption since puerility and I truly wanted to hole for it. Some radical person a antithetic mode of thinking, that aft they triumph it, Bollywood becomes their main focus. But successful my case, it was ne'er similar that. I ne'er spoke to Parineeti astir this, but it is good, everyone has antithetic destinies. I wanted to beryllium a pageant victor much than a heroine, this (Bollywood) followed automatically,” she added.

The histrion said prepping for quality pageants is “equivalent to an jock preparing for Olympics,” due to the fact that 1 has to power their diet, beryllium fantabulous with their exercises and “know antithetic benignant of walks.”

Though Urvashi Rautela turned down Ishaqzaade, she did marque her Bollywood debut with Sunny Deol starrer Singh Saab the Great successful 2012. She followed it up with projects similar Sanam Re, Hate Story 4, Great Grand Masti. She past starred successful the thriller Ghuspaithiya and volition beryllium present seen successful the multi-starred drama Welcome to the Jungle, headlined by Akshay Kumar.