Did you know Shehnaaz Gill was not the first choice for ‘Honsla Rakh’?

In October 2021, Shehnaaz Gill made her big debut as the female lead with the rom-com ‘

Honsla Rakh

’. Her character as

Sweety

garnered a lot of love and appreciation from the audience. Right from her looks, to her acting, and dancing, everything was so on point, and the audience just can’t imagine anyone other than Shehnaaz playing Sweety. However, did you know that Shehnaaz Gill was not the first choice for the character and for the movie ‘Honsla Rakh’?

As shocking as it sounds, it is true. Before Shehnaaz Gill, actress

Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia

of ‘Chhoti Sardaarni’ fame was offered the role of Sweety in ‘Honsla Rakh’. In an interview with Hindustan Times,

Nimrit

Kaur Ahluwalia mentioned that the lead actor of the movie Diljit Dosanjh himself reached out to her for the role.

The actress stated that she was approached by Diljit Dosanjh for the role via Instagram. She woke up to his text and was so overwhelmed with emotions that she started crying. However, since Covid was at its peak and there were some other reasons as well, owing to which Nimrit lost the project. She feels really sad about losing the opportunity to work with Diljit Dosanjh.
However, as we say somebody’s miss is somebody’s gain; the role eventually landed in the arms of Shehnaaz Gill.