Anurag Kashyap reveals why Ranbir Kapoor replaced Ranveer Singh in 'Bombay Velvet'

Back in 2016, when Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh graced the show Koffee With Karan. While interacting with host Karan Johar, Singh revealed how Ranbir replaced him in Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet.

He said, "I was unceremoniously dropped because at the time I couldn’t justify the budget. My star value wasn’t high. But things have changed."

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In a recent interview with Bollywood Bubble, Kashyap also made some revelations. He said, "I was not a part of the selling. When the film got sold at a high cost, it wasn’t sustainable. I tried very hard. I tried so hard that I even postponed the shoot of Bombay Velvet and shot Ugly, hoping things will get right in that time because Ranveer also, at that time, started doing Lootera. So I waited. He really wanted to do Bombay Velvet. He had even memorised all the dialogues."

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