Ileana D'Cruz finally breaks silence on being replaced by Vaani Kapoor in 'Raid 2': 'They did offer the movie to me but...'

She added, 'Working with my director, Raj Kumar Gupta, was a wonderful experience, as was working with Ajay again.' read more
Ajay Devgn, Vaani Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh's Raid 2 has crossed the Rs 100 crore mark and is now a commercial success. It has made around Rs 162 crore so far at the box-office. But why was Ileana D'Cruz not retained in the sequel is a question fans were asking.
Finally, on Instagram, while chatting with them, the actress broke her silence and revealed, 'I miss working in movies too, and I would have loved to be a part of Raid 2. Raid was a special film, and Malini was such a special character to play.'
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She added, 'Working with my director, Raj Kumar Gupta, was a wonderful experience, as was working with Ajay again. The makers of Raid 2 did offer the movie to me, but unfortunately, we couldn't work out the schedule, given that I had just had my baby and my priorities are very different at the moment.'
On Vaani Kapoor
'That said, I think Vaani looked lovely in all the promos I've seen and I'm sure she brought her own lovely charm to her character. Hope that clears any confusion.'
One comment read: 'Wow, what a lovely gracious reply. First time I've ever heard a heroine praise someone else so much. Ileana was always too classy for Bollywood.' Another added, 'Just lifted her competitor up without any selfishness.'

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