Ayushmann Khurrana has taken the internet by storm after he revealed his first look as Pooja from his movie Dream Girl 2. The film is the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster comedy. The upcoming movie stars Ananya Panday in the lead. While fans were shocked to see Ananya playing the titular role, Ayushmann was not sure if she was the right choice.

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In the first installment of the comedy-drama, Nushrrat Bharuccha played the role of the leading lady. Dream Girl 2 brings Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday together for the first time on screen.

When Ayushmann Khurrana thought Ananya Panday was not the right choice

Both actors are busy promoting their upcoming movie. In a recent interview, Ayushmann confessed he had second thoughts about Ananya playing the leading lady in Dream Girl 2.

He said, "I was always thinking that she's an urban girl and how she'd get accustomed to the milieu of Mathura, a city from tier-2 India. But she adapted really well. Every 10 kilometers, the accent changes in our country. But she was bang on with the accent."

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"If you're a Bombay girl, it's tough to catch those accents. Main toh phir bhi Hindi bolta hu, Hindi mein sochta hu toh mujhse phir bhi ho jata hai (I still manage to do it because I speak and think in Hindi). But she's done a great job in the film. And we've seen that in the past as well, in Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019). UP ki ek film kar chuki hai (She's already done a film set in Uttar Pradesh),' Ayushmann further added.

Nushrrat Bharuccha on not being cast in Dream Girl 2

In an interview, the actress expressed her disappointment at not being able to be a part of the comedy franchise. Nushrrat said she was "disheartened to not be a part of their second journey."

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In an interview, Nushrrat Bharuccha said, "When you've done a film that has been well received, you do get connected with it. Dream Girl is always going to have a special connection. Also because Ayushmann was genuinely a delight to work with, and he's someone whom I honestly call my closest friend from the movie business. He was the only person who called to check on me when I had fallen sick and had vertigo."

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She further added, "My director, Raaj Shaandilyaa, with whom I also did Janhit Mein Jaari, is also very close to my heart. So for me, the whole setup and the whole team are special. Of course, it was disheartening to not be part of their second journey. But having said that, I wish the best to the film, and I'm going to be cheering for them, watching the first-day show, and hoping the film does more than 200-300 crores."

More About Dream Girl 2

The upcoming comedy drama features Ayushmann Khurrana as Pooja, a professional late-night caller, in the lead. The first part saw him as just a voice over the phone. The second installment will see him dressed as a woman.

Ananya Panday will play his love interest. Helmed by Raaj Shaandilyaa, Dream Girl 2 is slated to release on August 25 in cinemas near you.