Kalki Koechlin Reveals She Was Warned To Be ‘Drowned’ Opposite Ranbir Kapoor And Deepika In ‘YJHD’

Ayan Mukerji’s film, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani has a separate fanbase. The 2013 film was a tremendous success at the box office as well and it won millions of hearts. For the unversed, the film was produced by Hiroo Johar and Karan Johar and it starred Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin, and Aditya Roy Kapur in the lead roles. A few months back, the film completed ten years, and the whole cast of the film celebrated the same. The glimpses of which left everyone in awe and dragged all down the memory lane. However, in a recent interview, Kalki Koechlin, who played the role of  ‘Aditi’ in the film, revealed that she was warned against doing YJHD.

Kalki Koechlin shares she was warned against signing the film, YJHD

In a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama, Kalki Koechlin shared that a few people warned her not to sign Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. The actress also revealed the reason behind the same. Kalki revealed that as it was very early in her career, it was all a part of strategising. Speaking along the same lines, Kalki shared that people used to tell her that she would be drowning in this film as there are two Bollywood biggies, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. She also shared that people warned her about her part in the film being edited out. Elaborating more on the same, Kalki stated:

“I was told by quite a few people not to do Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Because it was early in my career, and it’s all about strategising. People told me, ‘You’d be drowning in this film.’ There are two main big actors so your part would probably be edited out. They had those thoughts and doubts.”

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