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Niki Walia Reveals She Was Close To Playing Shefali Shah's Role In Dil Dhadakne Do: "Wish I Had Got That Role"

NDTV Movies · 18 August 2026 at 4:19 pm

Niki Walia Reveals She Was Close To Playing Shefali Shah's Role In Dil Dhadakne Do: "Wish I Had Got That Role"

Niki Walia shared that the day before she was about to leave for shooting, Zoya Akhtar called her to inform her about casting changes

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