Mrunal Thakur auditioned for Jai Gangaajal but Priyanka Chopra got it instead | Bollywood

While Aditya Roy Kapur plays a double role for the first time in the thriller Gumraah, his co-star Mrunal Thakur is also essaying the role of a cop for the first time. Recently, during the promotions of Gumraah, Mrunal revealed that she could have played a cop early in her career, but eventually the role in Jai Gangaajal went to Priyanka Chopra. The actor added that Priyanka was the best performer for the part as she was not ready at that point in her career. (Read also: Gumraah Trailer: Aditya Roy Kapur stars as identical suspects in this intriguing murder mystery)

In Gumraah, directed by Vardhan Ketkar, Mrunal plays Inspector Shivani Mathur who is assigned a murder case involving two identical suspects (both played by Aditya). It complicates the mystery of who committed the crime. The film also Ronit Roy and the actor revealed that there are several twists and turns in the film. The actress also shared that she had heard about Gumraah in 2019. the film was delayed many times due to many reasons.

At an event, Mrunal told News18 that she took the rejection of Jai Gangaajal in her stride as she was a fan of Priyanka. She shared, “What she did in the film, maybe I couldn’t have done it at that time. I wasn’t ready.” The incident helped her learn how to deal with rejection. Jai Gangaajal, directed by Prakash Jha, is the sequel to Gangaajal (2003).

Mrunal finally made her Hindi film debut with the film Love Sonia, directed by Tabrez Noorani. Love Sonia had an ensemble cast starring Riya Sisodiya, Freida Pinto, Demi Moore, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Anupam Kher, Adil Hussain, Rajkummar Rao and Sai Tamhankar.

The actress also told Bollywood Hungama that her role in Gumraah as a cop was the first time her character had a job. He said, “The moment you put on the uniform you feel powerful, of course. Obviously, I’ve never worn a uniform, I don’t know what it’s like to be a police officer. [My] Previous roles were always about relationships – daughter, lover or husband. First time I was at work. I felt like I was born to play Shivani.”

Mrunal was last seen in the Telugu romantic drama Sita Ramam (2022) opposite Dulquer Salmaan. She also has the films Pippa and Aankh Micholi lined up for release this year and is starring opposite Nani in his next Telugu film Nani 30.