Kiara Advani had garnered positive responses for her performance in the Netflix anthology Lust Stories, especially in the orgasm scene.
Did you know the Kabir Singh actress was NOT the first choice?
Directed by Karan Johar, the short film of the anthology starred Vicky Kaushal and Kiara Advani in the lead.
For the unversed, the KJo directorial was part of an anthology series which also includes stories of directors such as Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee.
In the latest episode of Koffee With Karan Season 7, Karan revealed that he had initially offered Kiara’s role to Kriti Sanon. Yes, you read that right!
Talking about it, KJo said –
“I had offered it to Kriti Sanon, the role…and she said that her mom didn’t allow her.”
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He further added, “I thought everybody’s mom would stand in line, not allowing their daughters. It’s actually a very empowering story. It’s about a woman’s right to pleasure. So I met Kiara at Manish Malhotra’s house, and I just saw her, I knew her of course, I knew her as Alia Advani then… So I met her and I asked, ‘Can you come tomorrow and meet me, it’s for a short film.’ She came and she heard it and then she was a little zoned out. She said, ‘are you directing it?’ I said ‘yes’. Then she said, ‘yeah! I’m doing it!’”
However, Kiara ended up doing the part only because of Karan Johar as she wanted to work with him.
“But I have to say that, of course that was the film, a lot of people noticed me in. But I have to say that when I signed the film, it was only to work with Karan Johar. Obviously like I grew up and I wanted to work with him. But now in retrospect, when I look back, I realise, I don’t mean it was bold, but what a brave topic to make a film on and to speak of. Because why shy away from women’s sexuality,” she added.
Karan Johar’s short film in Love Stories revolved around Megha (played Kiara Advani), a newlywed, whose husband Paras (Vicky Kaushal) fails to satisfy her in bed. The story follows her as she seeks sexual satisfaction.
