Amrita Rao Recalls Losing Out On Salman Khan's Wanted Because Of A Vengeful Manager

The role of the main actress in Prabhu Deva’s ‘Wanted’ was originally intended for Amrita Rao and not Ayesha Takia.

‘Wanted’, starring Salman Khan, was a huge success in 2009.

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New Delhi: Prabhu Deva’s ‘Wanted’, starring Salman Khan, was a huge success in 2009. The role of the main actress was originally intended for Amrita Rao and not Ayesha Takia. Not because she refused, but because her vindictive manager never told her.

She and RJ Anmol debuted their book "Couple Of Things" recently which was exclusively released by Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. Some of the things Amrita uncovered in her book are very fascinating. She even said her management purposefully kept the news from her that she was offered Salman Khan's blockbuster film Wanted, which was ultimately taken away from her.

Amrita said that she and her manager had split up a few months before she learned that she had been contacted for the Salman Khan film. She wrote about in her book ‘Couple of Things’, "A few months later, I was in Hyderabad shooting for a Telugu film with south superstar Mahesh Babu. One evening, back from the shoot in the lobby of my hotel Taj Banjara, I bumped into a production guy who worked closely with Mr. Boney Kapoor. 'Oh, hi Amrita! How are you doing? If only our dates hadn't clashed, you would be shooting for us with Salman Khan for Wanted,' he said. I looked at him blankly. 'When was 1 approached for Wanted?' I asked, confused."

“Oh of course you were, I had called your manager and he said your dates were impossible to match," she added, paraphrasing the person's words.

She also added, "My heart broke into pieces and I was completely shattered. 'I was never informed by him about such a huge offer, if only I knew, I'd have definitely worked out the dates for you,' I said, reeling from the shock! Instead of taking our separation in his stride, my ex-manager had decided to give me this vengeful parting gift!"

‘Ab Ke Baras’ was Amrita's first film, and she went on to star in Ishq Vishk, Vivaah, Main Hoon Na, Satyagraha and many more.