Every
actor from Dhurandhar 2 has found a place in people's hearts! Sara Arjun's portrayal of Yalina Jamali, too, struck a chord with the audience. The actress plays the role of Jameel Jamali's (Rakesh Bedi) daughter and Hamza Ali Mazari/ Jaskirat Singh Rangi's (Ranveer Singh) wife. Before Sara came on board, over a thousand girls auditioned for the role of Yalina. However, the actress cracked the audition for Aditya Dhar's film. In a media interview, casting director Mukesh Chhabra revealed how Sara was cast and shared Aditya's reaction to her audition.
Aditya Dhar's reaction to Sara Arjun's Dhurandhar audition
In an interview with
Hindustan Times, Mukesh revealed that the brief given to him for Yalina's was clear. The makers wanted someone completely fresh with a new approach. "Lagna chahiye ki wahan ki hai, kyunki usse yeh feel hota hai ki uss mulk mein aap jaa rahe ho. That’s the whole idea. If you've seen part 2, the scene where she says, ‘Are you a Hindustani agent?’ That was my audition script," he shared.
The casting director added that 50 people did that scene after being shortlisted. Eventually, they zeroed down to one person, and that was
Sara. After the actress performed the scene as a part of her audition, Mukesh sent it to Aditya on WhatsApp. How did the director react? "He said, ‘Kaun hai yeh?’ I said she's the new girl, she's just done a few ad films as a child actor, and a few films as a child actor. Initially, we were thinking, ‘Will she look short?’ That is a calculation in casting. But then we thought kahani ke saath woh correct lagega that he’s going there and he’s trying to woo that girl," he recalled.
Mukesh added that Sara gave a 'kick-a** audition'. He further mentioned that he will soon share the actress' audition for Dhurandhar on social media, to let people know why she was considered for Yalina's role.
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Meanwhile,
Dhurandhar 2 has scripted history at the box office with its fantastic collections. The movie earned Rs 1,128 crore globally, and surpassed the Rs 700 crore mark in India within nine days of its theatrical release.
Dhurandhar The Revenge brings back its original cast members - Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi, Ranveer, Sara, Arjun Rampal, Manav Gohil, Danish Pandor, and Saumya Tandon. The movie also features Akshaye Khanna and Yami Gautam in cameo appearances.