The biopic on Saina Nehwal was first offered to Shraddha Kapoor who had even shot a few scenes for the film. However, due to various reasons the actress opted out of the film and Parineeti Chopra was roped in to play the shuttler in the film Saina.

Now, today at the trailer launch event of the film, director Amole Gupte was asked about the reason why Shraddha dropped out of the film. Amole very deftly dodged the question and gave a hilarious answer. He said, “Mujhe Covid ho gaya hai, mujhe kapkapi ho rahi hai (I got Covid, I am shivering),” while Parineeti said, “I can’t hear anything.” Watch what Amole and Parineeti said about the issue below:

Here's what #ParineetiChopra and #AmoleGupte had to say when asked about #ShraddhaKapoor's exit from the #SainaNehwal biopic.@ParineetiChopra @NSaina #AmoleGupte #ManavKaul @eshannaqvi #BhushanKumar @deepabhatia11 @Sujay_Jairaj @raseshtweets #KrishanKumar @AmaalMallik pic.twitter.com/pTm9EkK9N3

— PeepingMoon (@PeepingMoon) March 8, 2021

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Saina also features Manav Kaul, Meghna Malik, Subhrajyoti Barat and Ankur Vikal and is slated to release theatrically on March 26.

(Transcribed By: Vandana Srivastawa)