Ek Badnaam Aashram Season 3 Part 2: Prakash Jha reveals he almost removed Aaditi Pohankar from show; 'If she didn't increase...'

Ek Badnaam Aashram Season 3 Part 2 is releasing on MX Player on February 27. The trailer for the much-awaited crime thriller series already gain a significant buzz among fans. Directed and produced by National Award-winning filmmaker Prakash Jha, Bobby Deol's series is a blend of power, betrayal, and revenge. Ahead of the release, Prakash Jha opened up on casting actress Aaditi Pohankar for the role of 'Pammi' in the series. 

Prakash Jha on casting Aaditi Pohankar in Aashram

Prakash Jha almost removed Aaditi Pohankar from Aashram. Yes, you heard that right. The directorhimself revealed it in a recent interview with ANI. He admitted that he wasn't too sure about Aaditi when she auditioned for the role of Pammi because at the time the actress needed a muscular build against her body. 

The director said, "For Aaditi's casting, I wasn't fully sure. I saw something in her but wasn't sure how she would do the role. On the first day of the shoot, we had a problem. She was too thin for the role of a wrestler. But she said that she would gain weight for the role. After one month, Aditi came and said that she had gained 750 grams of weight. I then told her that if she didn't increase her weight properly, then I would remove her from the film and do an audition."

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Jha continued, "Slowly slowly, she increased her weight. The hunch I had regarding her in the audition came true and she did marvellous after the shoot started."

Prakash Jha on casting Bobby Deol

However, Jha always trusted Bobby Deol for his Baba Nirala role in Aashram, The filmmaker shared, "I always trusted Bobby. He is an amazing actor." For this character, Jha wanted a type of face which everyone loved and that's why he called Bobby. "Hats off to him. He worked so hard on the character," he concluded. 

With Bobby Deol and Aaditi Pohankar reprising reprising their roles, the series also features Darshan Kumaar, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Vikram Kochhar, Tridha Choudhury, Anupriya Goenka, Rajeev Siddhartha, and Esha Gupta in pivotal roles.

Meanwhile, Ek Badnaam Aashram Season 3 Part 2 will stream on MX Player from February 27.

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