Why Sushant Singh Rajput was forced to drop out of Half Girlfriend

Sushant was also supposed to star in Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor, but was replaced by Aditya Roy Kapur. Asked if he regretted not being a part of those films, the actor had said, "No. I don't have any regrets. This is something I will follow for the rest of my life, the rest of my days that I am working in this industry. If I like the script and give you my word, I won't ditch you just because I find some other film more exciting and bigger than the film I said yes to."

He clarified, "I said yes to Dinesh Vijan long before Half Girlfriend was even offered to me. And because of a big confusion (again, because of someone else), we were told that we could shoot both films simultaneously. But it wasn't the case because both directors wanted a particular month. So since I had said yes to Dinesh first, I had to opt out of Mohit's film."

Sushant also denied reports of a rift between him and Abhishek, and producer Ekta Kapoor. "Abhishek and I are supposed to meet again this week, for dinner. And Ekta called when she got to know what's happening. She said what had happened was unfortunate and that she wasn't aware that this was an issue created by a third person. We might not work on this project, but she has promised to work with me in the immediate future. My relationships with them are as normal as they were."

Sushant would reunite with Abhishek on 2018's Kedarnath, which also served as Sara Ali Khan's Bollywood debut. The filmmaker admitted that Sushant was very troubled while making the film, and didn't speak to him for many months following its release.

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