Overview
- In a conversation video released Thursday on Aamir Khan Talkies, Sai Pallavi said she told Aamir Khan after the premiere that she was not meant for the role and that a more flamboyant newcomer should have played it.
- She explained that she signed on because the script felt like the talky romance Before Sunrise and she wanted a lighter shoot after heavier films, with Aamir Khan’s backing helping seal her decision.
- Co-star Junaid Khan disagreed with her self-assessment and said she was spectacular even in an early cut he watched without background music.
- Ek Din marks Pallavi’s Hindi-film debut opposite Junaid Khan, is directed by Sunil Pandey, and adapts the 2016 Thai film One Day under Aamir Khan Productions.
- The film has drawn tepid reviews and a poor box-office start, and her recent struggle with Hindi at a Mumbai event drew online criticism that also questioned her upcoming turn as Sita in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana.