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Priyanka was touted to be the Jai Gangaajal’s ‘hero’. It now comes to light that Jha has cast himself in the main role in the film
DNA (January 7, 2016)

For all other purposes, Prakash Jha’s Jai Gangaajal is a Priyanka Chopra show all the way. The film features her as a heroic cop battling corruption in a small Bihar town. After supporting roles in a string of films from Barfi to Bajirao Mastani, for Priyanka Jai Gangaajal seemed like a showcase to shine in a heroine-centric role. But now, one hears Priyanka is not the film’s hero after all.

As it turns out, the film’s director Prakash Jha has cast himself in the main role in Jai Gangaajal. Says an insider, “There was a rumour that Prakash Jha is cast as the villain in his film. That was untrue. Jha is actually the film’s hero. He has a better, meatier, more crowd-pleasing role than Priyanka. He has also given himself the juiciest dialogues. And the plot’s climax is based on his character.”

One wonders if Priyanka knows about the way the film and her role have shaped up. It is unlikely that she would knowingly sign a film where Prakash Jha plays the main character. It is even less likely that she would agree to be in another film of the same director.