KGF Star Srinidhi Shetty Reacts to Losing Sita’s Role in Ramayana to Sai Pallavi: ‘Somewhere I Thought…’

KGF Star Srinidhi Shetty Reacts to Losing Sita’s Role in Ramayana to Sai Pallavi: Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana has Sai Pallavi preparing to play the highly anticipated role of Sita opposite Ranbir Kapoor. However, during a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan, actor Srinidhi Shetty-from the award-winning KGF film-said she had auditioned for the part before it went to Sai.

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As per Srinidhi, when reports were rife that she was one of the finalists chosen to play the role of Sita in Ramayana, it has been confirmed that she did go for the screen test and said, "Now, as the shoot is already happening, I guess I can say it. Yes, I did meet and give a screen test. I remember preparing three scenes very well, and they had a great response; they loved it. I had heard that Yash was a part of Ramayana, and at that time, KGF 2 had just been released, and the pair was a hit—people were loving it. In just a month or two, this happened (the Ramayana audition). So I was thinking, he will play Raavan, I will play Sita; we will be pitted against each other. So people might not have been able to digest us against each other. So somewhere I thought, it might or might not."

Srinidhi on losing the role to Sai Pallavi

Speaking about losing the role to Sai Pallavi, Srinidhi said, "But I feel Sai Pallavi is a great choice. I would love to see her as Sita in the movie, and like I always say—when something works, it's great; when something doesn't, it's still wonderful because new doors will open for you."

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About Srinidhi Shetty

After winning the Miss Supranational crown of 2016, Srinidhi made her acting debut alongside Yash in KGF: Chapter 1, and shot to fame with her very first movie. She followed that up with KGF Chapter 2 and a Tamil film Cobra opposite Vikram. Hereafter, she will be acting opposite Nani in HIT: The Third Case which is to be directed by Sailesh Kolanu and scheduled to hit theatres on 1 May.

About Ramayana

The upcoming film by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana, is one of the most anticipated projects. Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Ram in the film, with Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. This film also features Ravi Dubey and Sunny Deol in pivotal roles. The film is currently under production and will release in two parts: the first part in 2026 and the second in 2027.

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