Nora replaces Parineeti in Bhuj: The Pride of India

Bhuj: The Pride of India made headlines after the first look of the film released last month. Starring Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Sonakshi Sinha, the film is set in the times of unrest during the Indo-Pak war of 1971. The film also starred Parineeti Chopra who was to play a spy in the film and unfortunately, the actress had to opt out of this war drama. Exiting the project because of other work commitments like The Girl on the Train and the Saina Nehwal biopic, Parineeti could not give the film enough time. The role then fell in the lap of Nora Fatehi was is happy about working in the film. A source close to the actress revealed, “She came on board recently and has started attending workshops for her role with the director, also focusing on getting the body language of a spy right. She will start shooting after January 12, as part of the war drama’s 15-day last schedule.”

Nora is currently promoting Street Dancer 3D with Varun Dhawan that releases on Republic Day and will start shooting for Bhuj mid of this month.