Raashi Khanna replaces Aditi Rao Hydari in Tughlaq Durbar

Actor Raashi Khanna has replaced Aditi Rao Hydari in the upcoming Tamil film Tughlaq Durbar, which also stars Vijay Sethupathi. The makers announced on Tuesday that Khanna had come on board and they welcomed her with a special poster.

Seven Screen Studios, the production house of Tughlaq Durbar, took to Twitter to welcome the actress. They wrote, "Happy to announce that Raashi Khanna is playing the female lead in Vijay Sethupathi's Tughlaq Durbar. Team Tughlaq Durbar welcomes you aboard Raashi Khanna."

Happy to announce that #RaashiKhanna is playing as female lead in @VijaySethuOffl 's #TughlaqDurbar 😊😊

Team #TughlaqDurbar welcomes you aboard @RaashiKhanna 💐💐@DDeenadayaln @Lalit_SevenScr @proyuvraaj pic.twitter.com/AR0aAcHZ0B

— Seven Screen Studio (@7screenstudio) October 20, 2020

While the exact reasons for Hydari’s exit are unknown, it is learnt from reliable sources that she opted out due to a date clash with another project.

Khanna, who had worked with Vijay in Sanga Tamizhan (2019), is rumoured to be playing a Marwari girl and has already joined the sets.

According to a statement from the makers, nearly half of the film’s shooting has been completed. Having kicked off in January, the shoot of the project was halted in March after the coronavirus pandemic struck.

Khanna has commenced shooting for Sundar C’s upcoming Tamil horror-comedy Aranmanai 3, which also stars Arya, Andrea Jeremiah and Sakshi Aggarwal in key roles. She also shared a couple of pictures from the sets. According to a Cinema Express report, the team recently shot for the project in Rajkot.

The first instalment of the franchise was released in 2014 and it starred Vinay, Hansika and Andrea Jeremiah. Sundar C roped in Siddharth and Trisha for the sequel which went on to become a blockbuster despite mostly negative reviews.

Khanna is also slated to star in Suriya’s Aruvaa apart from a couple of Telugu projects. She was last seen on screen in the Telugu film World Famous Lover (2020).